This crossword No. 24659 clues and answers were published on Sat 28 Mar 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 24659 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Duck in animal group : HEROD
10-across – Article on love by Ancient Greek : THEODORIC
11-across – Bizarre act by the man touring Ireland : CATHERINE
12-across – Women wearing garlands : LEWIS
13-across – Form of heating brought to French city : CHARLES
15-across – Yorkshire cheek is heard? One will help man stop flapping : TIECLIP
17-across – Big gun engineers imported : GREAT
18-across – Only three bridge players currently? : NOW
20-across – A very big order for sailors : AVAST
22-across – Illustration of Indian city with dull border : DIAGRAM
25-across – Commander to be removed initially in time of revolution : OCTOBER
26-across – Food that sounds dreadful to some? : OFFAL
27-across – For the old girl I cater with difficulty, losing pounds : GERIATRIC
30-across – Series of deliveries is difficult, we hear? One’s put too much in : OVERSTUFF
31-across – Behold Scottish island, wasting time : LOUIS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Elegant young bird putting bloke off : CHIC
2-down – Enzyme operates in a strange way : PROTEASE
3-down – Paid less? Keeps doing nothing here : IDLE
4-down – Ex-football manager in on task for rebuilding : ATKINSON
5-down – Skilful, admitting each failure : DEFEAT
6-down – Drug in grown-up rave is contaminating influence : ADULTERANT
7-down – What sounds like grim yarn : CREWEL
8-down – Important people, not female stars : ACES
13-down – Like a budgie maybe of a hundred — old! : CAGED
14-down – Strict adherence to narrow understanding limits real manoeuvring : LITERALISM
16-down – Nag driving son away : PETER
19-down – Plant with strange odour, very strong : WOODRUFF
21-down – Stupid subaltern’s a mug : ALBERTUS
23-down – Cockney semi-embarrassed : ALFRED
24-down – See 21 : MAGNUS
26-down – Something round to toss up? Maybe, once : OBOL
28-down – Beer being served with ten in bar : AXLE
29-down – Go unhurriedly, avoiding a penalty : COST
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.