This crossword No. 24153 clues and answers were published on Sat 11 Aug 2007 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 24153 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – One’s composed riding sure-fire winner round after fourth of fences : CONCERTO
9-across – See 12 : CREAM
10-across – See 24 down : POST
11-across – Sort of play about, for example, pessimism : NEGATIVITY
12-across – Test ignores wrong mark to right of box, claiming old community 22 across : COFFEE
14-across – See 3 : SURPRISE
15-across – See 22 down : FONDANT
17-across – Entrance in opposite directions obstructing dog : BEWITCH
20-across – You’ll get there more quickly taking this route, suggests copper? : SHORTCUT
22-across – Focus on money initially : CENTRE
23-across – 22 across upset after male interrupts routine : RUMTRUFFLE
24-across – Pounds away as hooligan : LOUT
25-across – Coin’s head : CROWN
26-across – Ancient Italian recusant to be converted : ETRUSCAN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – In a sad way, died on the sherry : DOLOROSO
2-down – Jazz is beginning to swing, man! : SCAT
3-down – Plan to revert to force after primate reaches 22 across : ORANGE
4-down – Stuff gets in disarray under the Tories : CONGEST
5-down – A temperance society should be welcoming in church leader without penalty : SCOTFREE
6-down – Is porn ever about depravity? : PERVERSION
7-down – Strikes at small, small parasites : SMITES
13-down – Order retained of alliance : FEDERATION
16-down – Short piece reportedly criticised the Ashes : NOCTURNE
18-down – One’s sent round : CIRCULAR
19-down – Set to see attacks when uprising over marsh : STIFFEN
21-down – Feeling around a buttock and thigh : HAUNCH
22-down – 22 across court, in which US player conceding second point runs instead, heading for net : CHERRY
24-down – It : LAST
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.