This crossword No. 24797 clues and answers were published on Sat 05 Sep 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 24797 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Way for everyone doing gymnastics to botch up a flip : PUBLICFOOTPATH
9-across – Spoil 5’s launch when dropping in : VITIATE
10-across – Closing stage with cast of aged men : ENDGAME
11-across – Repeated note’s carbon copy : MIMIC
12-across – Snatched at joke with a fluffed finish : KIDNAPPED
13-across – Problem with hooter that’s been sold off as energy saver : NOSEBLEED
14-across – Group that takes drug off them : CLEAN
15-across – Enough drink to shut representative up : AMPLE
17-across – … a great fit of the colic, as Pepys said? : DYSPEPSIA
20-across – The grip to put out as support for top act? : TIGHTROPE
22-across – Bit wet to have second first : MOIST
23-across – GB’s born brave? : SHAWNEE
24-across – Dull reasons for spies switching sides : PROSAIC
25-across – Some rigging of events in US football? : BLOCKANDTACKLE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – One that illuminates flags on triumphant day soldiers open pie with one that’s been around : PAVEMENTARTIST
2-down – Point of retirement’s no day soon : BETIMES
3-down – Island with rocky crab isle that’s very crabby : IRASCIBLE
4-down – Spot where French city raised big deer : FRECKLE
5-down – Exaggerated oriental way that old poet’s taken to heart : OVERDID
6-down – Platforms help work to get set up : PODIA
7-down – Tread on vehicle’s applied evenly : TRAMPLE
8-down – Where all editing is managed with care? : LEADINGARTICLE
14-down – Lots of paper involved with fish and a drink : CREAMSODA
16-down – Queue for animal story to be read out : PIGTAIL
17-down – Pair study with a load of guts : DUODENA
18-down – Deposed by resorting to productive case : SEEDPOD
19-down – Superficially read request for sports item : SKIMASK
21-down – Stimulus of being 100-1 to get caught : TONIC
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.