This crossword No. 22023 clues and answers were published on Sat 07 Oct 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 22023 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Ignorant Ramist misconstrued Pythagorean theory : TRANSMIGRATION
8-across – God a woman? … : THORA
9-across – … Ergo, boxes with philosopher : SOCRATES
11-across – Bags of silence aboard toboggan : LUGGAGE
12-across – Let out : RELEASE
13-across – Dishonestly borrow from dopehead behind bars : CADGE
15-across – Sample spin doctor with TV set that’s faulty : TESTDRIVE
17-across – Almost provide cover for fellow rebel : INSURGENT
20-across – One in the star’s back cavity : SINUS
21-across – Southern prospector’s tool : SPANNER
23-across – A blemish is produced by a parasitic worm … : ASCARIS
25-across – … carrying blood and causing a row : VASCULAR
26-across – Shocking gay activists shedding silver : OUTRE
27-across – Deals involving Lang and Hitchcock productions: is this 1 across? : METEMPSYCHOSIS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Carry round beer extracts in darkness : TOTALECLIPSE
2-down – Part of the morning on top of Golgotha : AMONG
3-down – Secret pro and the trauma she engendered : SHAMATEUR
4-down – Look closely at small creature keeping quiet : INSPECT
5-down – Fabulous bird turned up in the CP’s archive : RECORDS
6-down – Toad’s feature reflected by plate of fish : TRAWL
7-down – A long time in alternative treatment : OPERATION
10-down – Point to competitive riders drinking half of cassis in northeast London : SEVENSISTERS
14-down – Knock peg out, taking in Bath University jamboree : DISPARAGE
16-down – Pretty female vicars needed for washing up? : DISHCLOTH
18-down – A palfrey almost slipped in piece of headgear : EARFLAP
19-down – Dug shaft for conveyor of refreshments : TEATRAY
22-down – Fussy about hospital providing a suitable place : NICHE
24-down – Famous person upholding drug charges : RATES
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.