This crossword No. 23967 clues and answers were published on Sat 06 Jan 2007 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 23967 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Hardy trainee mostly in such schools : ACADEMIES
10-across – ‘Enry’s bucket had this yellow liquid : OLEIN
11-across – See 22 down : NESTPAS
12-across – See 22 down : UNEPIPE
13-across – Fur makes female feel uncomfortable : FITCH
14-across – One officer and another into weird music and spooky practices : OCCULTISM
16-across – Act like a painstaking cruciverbalist and be tactful : CHOOSEONESWORDS
19-across – One brought in tenth possibly – to be put across counter in this? : TITHEBARN
21-across – Bank’s reception : LEVEE
22-across – Around the edge, drag computer graphics files : CLIPART
23-across – Spooner’s fellow, bumpkin making a pile in the country : HAYRICK
24-across – Mammal, one without love for another : COATI
25-across – See 16 : CAREFULLY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – In fact, Magi may have been excited by words from Mary : MAGNIFICAT
2-down – Voice of loud gangster starting row : FALSETTO
3-down – At bottom of Greek valley find hard beans : TEMPEH
4-down – Again conceals a one-sided tendency : BIAS
5-down – Wounded revolutionary protected by English lad – a symbol of honour? : ESCUTCHEON
6-down – Dish provided by king’s decree : COLESLAW
7-down – Name of important family doctor coming before lunchtime? : MEDICI
8-down – Woman’s way to avoid extremes : ANNE
14-down – Branch of lexicography soon in trouble – coming across something sticky? : ONOMASTICS
15-down – Try to do this as a music student – they’ll give you many openings : MASTERKEYS
17-down – I censor a terrible plot for stage work : SCENARIO
18-down – Soldiers going to a heroic place of death heard bugle sound : REVEILLE
20-down – Pacific fish god, venomous creature : TAIPAN
21-down – Stop decider losing initial power : LAYOFF
22-down – Nice pet pin-up ceases to be funny as work of surrealist art : CECI
23-down – Fling with actress leaving you upset : HURL
This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.