This crossword No. 22421 clues and answers were published on Sat 19 Jan 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 22421 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – : GEORGE
4-across – : THOMAS
9-across – Female is to pass fruit in sack to takeaway : FISHANDCHIPSHOP
10-across – Sloy to film buffs in Asia Minor : SMYRNA
11-across – Girl holding king to bathe in bran tub : LUCKYDIP
12-across – Crazy food at Christmas party : CRACKERS
14-across – Article on the peg to acquire first set : TEETHE
15-across – Sci-fi writer in love with Mavis? : ASIMOV
18-across – Forcibly lift surrounding setters with nostalgia : HOMESICK
21-across – A pipe of wine with fashionable entry : CLARINET
22-across – Express sorrow at unconvincing part of the Bible : LAMENT
24-across – South African custom: the person now at the wicket is on the 9 menu : SAUSAGEINBATTER
25-across – : DESERT
26-across – : ORCHID
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Minimum intelligence from torch? : GLIMMER
2-down – Alternative to one about the alternative : OTHER
3-down – Report of Sally on side of deck : GUNWALE
5-down – Irish copper in cover was fatal to Samson : HAIRCUT
6-down – Add up to promotion, as on the 9 menu : MUSHYPEAS
7-down – Get drunk around the West Indies? Not so fast! : SLOWISH
8-down – Sign on the first part of 9 : SCALES
13-down – Fellow member gets up and is. . . : COMPRISES
16-down – : SALTAND
17-down – See 16 : VINEGAR
18-down – Hope it’s displayed on the 9 menu! : HOTPIE
19-down – Epilepsy a disqualification on the coast of India? : MALABAR
20-down – Fight against nurse? : CONTEND
23-down – Lighter in appropriate colour? : MATCH
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.