This crossword No. 23155 clues and answers were published on Sat 29 May 2004 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 23155 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Whence camels, carrying Egyptian leader, become a health and hygiene issue : BACTERIA
9-across – Fish drinks on both sides of the Channel … : ALEVIN
10-across – … at the sign of the Submariner’s Return : OMEN
11-across – Must come to an arrangement that’s perfect : CONSUMMATE
12-across – Backed examinations about King Penguins, for instance : SNACKS
14-across – Ocean dweller’s hoard includes bits of rock and frozen ice : STARFISH
15-across – Pole bedecked with lurid trimmings : GARNISH
17-across – Celebrate getting drug for hospital in Jericho organised : REJOICE
20-across – Agent given signal to impound student’s building block : MOLECULE
22-across – All in a muddle about dead letter dealing death : LETHAL
23-across – Looking forward from the deck? : CARTOMANCY
24-across – Bottom of the barrel : BUTT
25-across – Express disapproval about stray returning to tower : TURRET
26-across – A postgraduate diatribe by hothead is an all-time bloomer : AMARANTH
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Island that’s the obsession of part-timers : TASMANIA
2-down – Page Three Girl, perhaps and what she’s supposed to do? : STUN
3-down – Winter garment given up without a fight : FRACAS
4-down – Make use of composer aboard hospital ship : HARNESS
5-down – Spotted couple holding a Frenchman up : MACULATE
6-down – Two hairdos on the way to the frozen base : PERMAFROST
7-down – Break strike involving a superpower : HIATUS
13-down – Work wonders without shocking treatment? It’s a hypothesis : CONJECTURE
16-down – Kindred spirit, turning somersault, spilled guts : SOULMATE
18-down – No sex but lots of speed in the City : CHASTITY
19-down – Ask to take an arty qualification in Casual Seating : BEANBAG
21-down – Ring and memorial plate missing? It’s unclear : OPAQUE
22-down – Priest adopting unknown name is no priest : LAYMAN
24-down – Pound, or what gets pounded? : BEAT
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.