This crossword No. 21700 clues and answers were published on Sat 25 Sep 1999 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 21700 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Transport from Hastings to hustings? : BATTLEBUS
6-across – Some are muscling in on being suckled by a wolf : REMUS
9-across – Range with directions : ANDES
10-across – Needlewoman embroidering a top with right lace : CLEOPATRA
11-across – Hallmarked piece of pewter makes sense on South American river : TOUCHPLATE
12-across – Don’t start long journey round Scots island from the back row : REAR
14-across – Brought the other Dutch firm for tunnel construction: it’s lying at the limit : NOTHING
15-across – : COULDBE
17-across – : FURTHER
19-across – : FROMTHE
20-across – See 12 : RANK
22-across – Very bad beer – old pal’s drunk : DEPLORABLE
25-across – Dylan’s answer is coming soon : INTHEWIND
26-across – See 14 : TRUTH
27-across – Eyot has a tenant : ISLET
28-across – Call motorway police: a learner’s causing a fatality : HOMICIDAL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Animal on which to venture about a shilling? : BEAST
2-down – Victorian mathematician in pursuit of fox turned due north on time : TODHUNTER
3-down – Come down from odd holes with a number : LOSEHEIGHT
4-down – 12 piece of wood that should have been done : BACKLOG
5-down – Thomas Carlyle’s head in a tank : SCEPTIC
6-down – See 24 : ROPE
7-down – Episcopal joint : MITRE
8-down – Spooner to get hold of cheese – it comes to land : SEABREEZE
13-down – Act I – our act – shows domineering : AUTOCRATIC
14-down – One bird’s note on marsh raised by 10’s predecessor : NEFERTITI
16-down – Obliged to make a tax leap : DUTYBOUND
18-down – River bird spilling his wine : RHENISH
19-down – Hollywood has a dog’s name, keeping left, mile on mile : FILMDOM
21-down – South African by birth : NATAL
23-down – Solver’s in line for alcohol : ETHYL
24-down – Guy with 10, a figure of speech : TENT
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.