This crossword No. 25831 clues and answers were published on Sat 29 Dec 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 25831 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Desire to hold member quite close? : WARMISH
5-across – Crossed lines in hospital department after the best tool : PICKAXE
9-across – Cricketer’s ending with an item of his as capital : RABAT
10-across – See 27 : STOPSHERE
11-across – Crook lied and inmate murdered : ELIMINATED
12-across – Black and white monster caught about half way across zebra crossing, knocked over : ORCA
14-across – Bank part of this 2 1, perhaps? : UNDERGROUND
18-across – Great floods possibly dispersing — about time! : SPRINGTIDES
21-across – See 6 : AWAY
22-across – One in a suit after a short cut, a banker no more : BOBDIAMOND
25-across – Raw egg I flipped onto granny’s back — that being the plan! : ITINERARY
26-across – One’s served time as a political defector, perhaps? : EXCON
27-across – County requiring supreme woman to get in there — reminder on president’s desk? : THEBUCK
28-across – See 14 : NETWORK
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – See 2 : WARREN
2-down – Teacher fighting for accommodation in rent review — 27 10 : RABBIT
3-down – Two grunting bonkers — that’s worth a look : INTRIGUING
4-down – Underwear on a prophet : HOSEA
5-down – One, before entering upcoming depression, was enterprising : PIONEERED
6-down – No players available then, but a solitary person? : CAST
7-down – Those of similar maturity go and argue about pedantries, primarily : AGEGROUP
8-down – Looker that’s sweet? : EYECANDY
13-down – Drop in here to see publicist : PRESSAGENT
15-down – Same symbol, man underlining it in black : DITTOMARK
16-down – Writer, for example, is inset, surprisingly : ESSAYIST
17-down – I earn : URBANITE
19-down – Boss hot on composer, unpinned? : HONCHO
20-down – Good, unpleasantly wet, small bottled port : GDANSK
23-down – Make money as senior master? : DOYEN
24-down – Lover’s front talked about : BEAU
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.