This crossword No. 25808 clues and answers were published on Sat 01 Dec 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 25808 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
4-across – Beginner’s gold : AUTHOR
6-across – Five turn into shelter with fine prospect of Manchester : BELLEVUE
9-across – Ancient city objects to be crossed : THEBES
10-across – Standard for upstarts : PARVENUS
11-across – Desolate, being so far out with knowledge : GODFORSAKEN
15-across – Prince as officer : MARSHAL
17-across – Young child’s young animal born after morning : BAALAMB
18-across – Witches’ sabbaths start with topless mounts : SORCERESSES
22-across – Finished catch : OVERHEAR
23-across – Subject of notice to coastguard : CODING
24-across – Pestered by unsettled shades : HARASSED
25-across – Number of girls that sing and dance : CHORUS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Fuss about the French city in Spain : TOLEDO
2-down – Open to reassessment of grade, which is extraordinary : REMARKABLE
3-down – Country baker is unwell, though up and about : SLOVENIA
4-down – Girl with posh Roman garment going in for hermaphrodite reproduction : AUTOGAMY
5-down – The smell of America on English boy’s name : THEODORE
7-down – Life in France : VINE
8-down – Stop? No problem : EASY
12-down – All a person needs to heat the house? : SOLARPANEL
13-down – Swampy in comparative involvement with Harris and me : MARSHIER
14-down – A vehicle gets older due to inappropriate treatments : ABUSAGES
16-down – Top secret : HUSHHUSH
19-down – Don’t talk — manage climb in periods : EPOCHS
20-down – Disdainful expression to support one of very small brain : POOH
21-down – See 20 : BEAR
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.