This crossword No. 24833 clues and answers were published on Sat 17 Oct 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 24833 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Swimming under drawbridge, perhaps, saving king, a girlfriend : INAMORATA
10-across – Might a match be like a straw? : DRAWN
11-across – Sailor having to do your job — pardon? : ABSOLVE
12-across – Boatman’s destroyer putting knowledge before relaxation? Not sure : LORELEI
13-across – Not good to be back : EVIL
14-across – Ceremony where member gets into scrap against unknown revolutionary — I see it! : BARMITZVAH
16-across – Brown, dark-shaped vessel : TANKARD
17-across – Preacher bitter about job : APOSTLE
19-across – Split with love held by god to be awful : HORRENDOUS
22-across – Biblical character delivered from 13 : LEVI
24-across – Tarnished then, Eiffel’s ultimate girl with green body let in, as cousin of 18 23’s lady? : LIBERTY
25-across – Following man, say, gripping racket : HEEDING
26-across – Cousin of 18 23’s island named so well, islander maintains : ELLIS
27-across – Baby given one piece of cake, as basic measure : CUBICINCH
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Smoke in this heater, it drifts round top of grate — inside less warm : CIGARETTEHOLDER
2-down – Article found in car under female, selling one’s soul? : FAUSTIAN
3-down – See 24 : WORLD
4-down – Preserve that speech, agenda in funny children’s book : JAMESAND
5-down – Cousin of 18 23’s place left among serving women : HARLEM
6-down – A speech under leadership of director shows love : ADORATION
7-down – Physiologist parking a car on its roof, not entirely : PAVLOV
8-down – See 24 : ENLIGHTENINGTHE
15-down – Plant beginning to grow inside developing base, grass : SAGEBRUSH
17-down – Timeless custom to support a little growth, producing capital : ABUDHABI
18-down – See 4 : THEGIANT
20-down – Coarse trio at heart, smooth : RIBALD
21-down – Stage effect putting track in rollers : DRYICE
23-down – See 4 : PEACH
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.