This crossword No. 21730 clues and answers were published on Sat 30 Oct 1999 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 21730 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – A link man practising 14 across? : NETWORKER
10-across – Girl painter holding carrier : RHODA
11-across – Operative was first to dance, a touch illegally? : HANDLED
12-across – Time for the news – I left wrapping the food : TINFOIL
13-across – Riding 20 for appeal after appeal : THIRD
14-across – Tree surgery follows a spasm, 1 of 11 : CRICKETER
16-across – Walker at the gate to grow feeble changing 14 across’s heart : LEGBEFOREWICKET
19-across – Ventures into water to see how the land lies? : SOUNDINGS
21-across – C-covering for 20 by 21 down, one may say, not among the 14 acrosses : CHAIR
22-across – House where Peter, drunk, used to flavour American beer : HOPTREE
23-across – Was fast circulating inside, being unable to solve the clue : STUMPED
24-across – Repeat broadcast about 14 across’s achievement : RERUN
25-across – Composer slightly involved with waterway, being in a drunken revel : BACCHANAL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Revelling overhead? : ONTHETILES
2-down – Very rich and very drunk, which is not to be sniffed at : STINKING
3-down – The front was where it should be: insert egg for bandy : BOWLED
4-down – Child of the South makes an uncontrolled movement : SKID
5-down – Small-minded character without the right to good looks : PRETTINESS
6-down – A tinker’s cursed in former Bantustan : TRANSKEI
7-down – Neither 3, 21 down, 16, 23 across, nor 11 8 etc – I won’t sell you a ticket : NOTOUT
8-down – See 11 : BALL
14-down – China’s royal race : CROWNDERBY
15-down – Dress again with herb: OAPs 23 down, more often 22 down, 7 permanently : RETIREDILL
17-down – Directions in the course of being permanent : ENDURING
18-down – £1,000 for a way to be 21 down breaking stones : KNAPPING
20-down – He won’t raise a finger if you’re 7 : UMPIRE
21-down – Beast saying he feels 23 down inside in a trap : CAUGHT
22-down – Damage to John, the player : HURT
23-down – Not so well written as it should be to a king : SICK
This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.