This crossword No. 21724 clues and answers were published on Sat 23 Oct 1999 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 21724 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – He plays piano and conducts because Misty inspires knowledge : ASHKENAZY
10-across – Extremist in the sinful tradition : ULTRA
11-across – Ask Pole to change title on letter : ESQUIRE
12-across – Daily newspaper’s gone out of business? : EXPRESS
13-across – Den sounds like hen : LAIR
14-across – Fagin’s boy, Dickens’ Herbert, gets on Dickens’ wick : PICKPOCKET
16-across – Common sight in the park: toe broken with rake : OAKTREE
17-across – Shake a lot during large drink : TREMBLE
19-across – See 2 : THELAZYDOG
22-across – Desert means to leave twice? : GOBI
24-across – Glass flipper : TUMBLER
25-across – Gray’s Inn almost turned lilac : SYRINGA
26-across – Frequently decimal? : OFTEN
27-across – Down these tubes vessel shot – one nil! : CANNELONI
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Faltering train too slow at English end of Channel rail link : WATERLOOSTATION
2-down – In practice, comprehensive type of characters : THEQUICK
3-down – TV and newspapers offering Ken Dodd’s No Con : MEDIA
4-down – Stop for a few minutes jazz by Brubeck : TAKEFIVE
5-down – My word shows where initially to place C for Constraint : BYHECK
6-down – See 2 : JUMPSOVER
7-down – Run out of gear : STREAK
8-down – Isaac N. hit tree; it shook: what : RAISETHETITANIC
15-down – 500 sheets amongst 550 – and that’s heaven in bed : DREAMLAND
17-down – South goes west and Motorway sign’s the same : THOUSAND
18-down – See 2 : BROWNFOX
20-down – Bad feeling of mine aggravated gutless Tony : ENMITY
21-down – Shakespearean character this year in city : YORICK
23-down – Colour of mint with a hole, of course : GREEN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.