This crossword No. 22797 clues and answers were published on Sat 05 Apr 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 22797 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
4-across – Goody-goody! Good time! : PIGEON
6-across – Bard of Welsh salient, I gathered : TALIESIN
9-across – Hard worker, given time, managed to collar Simpson : TROJAN
10-across – An ode from the third man, a Yank: a Cafe boss in old Casablanca : LIMERICK
11-across – Old, wretched Conservative twice removed from the list : EXDIRECTORY
15-across – Here hopeful dippers filled bath from barrels : BRANTUB
17-across – How pasta should be ‘eld out before wrapping : ALDENTE
18-across – Herein Knopfler once starred, is it not right? : DIRESTRAITS
22-across – There’s always one! A wine-growing valley in Cyprus : AYIANAPA
23-across – This culture’s a lot of bull? No! I’m an idiot! : MINOAN
24-across – Bonnie Prince Charlie’s affectation? : PRETENCE
25-across – Permit one to run from fleshy smell of mushrooms : BOLETI
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Height ratio distorted power of the Montgolfiers : HOTAIR
2-down – With which one sees far via close, endlessly blending : VARIFOCALS
3-down – One Cheshire banker, absorbed by Hereford’s, died astonished : WIDEEYED
4-down – Something from the kitchen garden: Pressure different bees! : POTHERBS
5-down – Bargain lot : GOODDEAL
7-down – Don’t go to s-sleep : SKIP
8-down – Victory for her folks up East : NIKE
12-down – Where anything’s possible with PC? Yes! Caber-tossing! : CYBERSPACE
13-down – BBC by radio destroyed: a tragedy! : ANTIGONE
14-down – Capital of High Priest to accept lapse? Capital! : HELSINKI
16-down – Vintner departed sorry mess for box consumer : TVDINNER
19-down – One horn’s enough for these ungulates : RHINOS
20-down – Songs around this before the Ashes? : CAMP
21-down – See 20 : FIRE
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.