This crossword No. 24475 clues and answers were published on Sat 23 Aug 2008 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 24475 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
12-across – : VULTURE
13-across – How bulls express anger at charge for barge? : MOORAGE
14-across – Pullman’s greeting : HEAVE
15-across – Mothball vehicle in which speedo doesn’t register? : CAMPHOR
16-across – Intensifier of red : RUDDY
17-across – A series was first backed by a Sussex town : ARUNDEL
18-across – Physio etc directed towards setter in river : TREATMENT
19-across – : EGRET
22-across – : HERON
23-across – He said what another said about the Pope : QUOTHHE
25-across – Spitz has hulk done over : ELKHOUND
26-across – : IBIS
30-across – Developments for three : ESTATES
33-across – Cause of disease : GERMANOPHILIA
34-across – : ZEBRAPARAKEET
36-across – : REDPOLL
37-across – : LARK
38-across – : BARNACLE
40-across – : JACKDAW
43-across – Characteristic of the alphabet reported from Brideshead : FLYTE
45-across – Short time may be binding : SPELL
46-across – : PARTRIDGE
49-across – I can give new floor to newspaper in capital : LIFTMAN
51-across – Bit of a hill for Charles and Cromwell? : KNOLL
52-across – Partners keeping large beast in cattle shed? : SHIPPON
53-across – : OWLET
54-across – Sketch for departing train : OUTLINE
55-across – Figures of speech, for example, held back by single girl : IMAGERY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – : AVOCET
2-down – Meat covered with iron and served with fire : FLAMBE
3-down – : NUTHATCH
4-down – Partner to ruff holding two of trumps – I have to recover : RETRIEVE
5-down – : UMBRETTE
6-down – : WOODPECKER
7-down – Service in the shade : NAVY
8-down – : XEMA
9-down – Introduction to concession with time for consideration : THOUGHT
10-down – : GANDER
11-down – : MERLIN
20-down – Read me to promote peace for South American diplomacy : RIOTACT
21-down – Bark at entrance to oven : TANDOOR
23-down – : QUETZAL
24-down – Future commander has right time : OCTOBER
27-down – County town with duke left for dead on Great North Road : BELFORD
28-down – : SWALLOW
29-down – Country saint that’s been punched : CHAD
31-down – : TEAL
32-down – Fish formed base for fool : SEABASS
33-down – Relative vagrant in range : GRANNIE
35-down – Visit in Rhodesia, part 2: a saxifrage : ESCALLONIA
39-down – Branch arrangement simpler without a friend coming in : ESPALIER
40-down – Scottish island’s just like that at an early age : JURASSIC
41-down – : CARDINAL
42-down – Hill dweller – call it Ecstasy : TERMITE
43-down – : FALCON
44-down – : YAFFLE
47-down – : DIPPER
48-down – Bored with tennis centre, turn into spectator : ENNUYE
50-down – Unauthorised recess? : NOOK
51-down – : KITE
This crossword has in total 60 where 28 are across and 32 are down.