This crossword No. 25520 clues and answers were published on Sat 31 Dec 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 25520 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Protean alien revolt put straight : LINEARISE
10-across – US city where I badly hurt back : MIAMI
11-across – National average about this number, a hundred : MEXICAN
12-across – Old fast train slowing into stop, reversing : MALLARD
13-across – Orange, perhaps, after stop, then green light over a 11 artist : DIEGO
14-across – If screwing back, proper weapon required — so get out cue : FIREALARM
16-across – Old show for the young, delicate creature in decline, ticker going first? : WATCHWITHMOTHER
19-across – Sounds like agricultural worker hacked off a long, tapering item : SURFBOARD
21-across – See 3 : VILLA
22-across – Bird that doesn’t apply for Italian city : RAVENNA
23-across – Infant playing with toy in the shade : TINYTOT
24-across – More red deer are ready to eat : RARER
25-across – Teary time in the embrace of sexy chap, scratching rear : LACHRYMAL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Among fools, setter’s bid to appear vacant leading to acts of withdrawal : CLIMBDOWNS
2-down – One following around by being clumsy : INEXPERT
3-down – 11 fighter fish almost eaten by supporter : PANCHO
4-down – European steering mechanism under discussion : FINN
5-down – Soiled sheets on this — tuck in elevated edges, red : BESMIRCHED
6-down – Perfect tree to climb? No, needing to shoot at a 11 revolutionary : EMILIANO
7-down – See 6 : ZAPATA
8-down – Thoughtful Wagnerian issue, perhaps? : KIND
14-down – Female, free love inspiring alias, odd characters in hell for 11 artist : FRIDAKAHLO
15-down – Commercial centre getting mail sorted : MERCANTILE
17-down – Trip, poison taken in honourable death, not half : HABANERA
18-down – Traditionally when orange wedges served, could it be me? : HALFTIME
20-down – See 13 : RIVERA
21-down – Fruit grown here in actual houses : VINERY
22-down – Ferry repeatedly taking heart from port : RORO
23-down – Old man’s uprising that’s 11 : TACO
This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.