This crossword No. 25963 clues and answers were published on Sat 01 Jun 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 25963 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Love, old — nevertheless getting into punt : BETHOUGHT
10-across – Part of poem’s affected style of speech and poetic interjection : CANTO
11-across – Endless row backing housing chief’s main descendant : SCION
12-across – Dyed-in-the-wool Conservative spiking Labour, ie swapping nitrogen for oxygen : INCURABLE
13-across – Disturbance makes state chamber musicians tense : PATRIOT
14-across – Like a male ballroom dancer requesting no piano? : LEADING
17-across – Two Russian doll-like articles between freeman and noble : THANE
19-across – See 8 : FOR
20-across – Slight inversion round fang tip preferred by Dracula : NIGHT
21-across – Student’s touching approach? : HANDSON
22-across – Be thankful for indulgent sort at bar : JOBLESS
24-across – Little animal, little weight, littlest one attended by Erica? : GRUNTLING
26-across – The beast within lives for a sartorial feature : LAPEL
28-across – Doctors reckon thousand lost : ONCER
29-across – Lloyd who dithers about love deal? : HOLLYWOOD
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Leggy creature’s independent musical direction : IBIS
2-down – Before court cut short stir-crazy tough : STRICT
3-down – Flowers, jar version, collapsed : JOANRIVERS
4-down – Prejudicial to those getting on revolving stage without electric current : AGEIST
5-down – Line taken by persistent sort : STICKLER
6-down – Slasher’s legacy: second estate? : SCAR
7-down – Flash stuff in Bengal circles : ENABLING
8-down – Finished taming ego of Gordon : GONE
13-down – Pressure put on naff chat shows piece : PATCH
15-down – Lebanon produced and raised New York State’s ultimate old queen : ANNEBOLEYN
16-down – Good shot sorted out invaders : GOTHS
18-down – Article: neuter cat for a fraction of a pound : ANNOUNCE
19-down – Window nut, easily moved : FANLIGHT
22-down – Keep recycling articles as an entertainer? : JUGGLE
23-down – Take on Scouse MP, loyalist at heart : EMPLOY
24-down – See 8 : GOOD
25-down – Salt neutral lake : TARN
27-down – Title song about diamonds : LADY
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.