This crossword No. 21855 clues and answers were published on Sat 25 Mar 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 21855 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Company Union, in a figure of speech : TROUPE
4-across – Mean, but not proverbially shy, apparently! : TWOBIT
9-across – See 11 : BIRD
10-across – One hindering short turns in the assembly of robots : OBSTRUCTOR
11-across – Short sentence from which 2 is extracted… : LITTLE
12-across – …one was given time : AGIOTAGE
13-across – Spooner’s returned to glorify famous nag : BLACKBESS
15-across – See 5 : GOUT
16-across – Toy drug remains. Nobody should be without it! : PEAS
17-across – Vehicle to aid genetic transmission of the body : INCARNATE
21-across – Escape, but without touching a stunner! : BREAKOUT
22-across – Tab? : ROTARY
24-across – Share-out is mistakenly given to references : QUOTATIONS
25-across – See 22 : CLUB
26-across – Spanish fighter, brave one on ‘ill? : TORERO
27-across – Seize the chickens! : CLUTCH
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – But its following is far from negligible! : TRIVIAL
2-down – I don’t worry what people say : ONDIT
3-down – Saw lead strangling dog : PROVERB
5-down – Mathematician should show this demonstration with condition : WORKIN
6-down – Money for old 14, source of green paint for artist : BUCKTHORN
7-down – Considered, but time’s up : THOUGHT
8-down – See 14 : ASSASSINATION
14-down – The killing of The Omega Man? : CHARACTER
16-down – See 1 : PURSUIT
18-down – Spray makes a lover look up : AEROSOL
19-down – See 7 : THROUGH
20-down – See 16 across : HOOTER
23-down – Silent diplomacy one’s accepted : TACIT
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.