This crossword No. 22285 clues and answers were published on Sat 11 Aug 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 22285 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – What’s wrong is the translation or a witty retort, spiral-wise : SINISTRORSALLY
9-across – Weed at absolute temperature in local retreat : BUTTERCUP
10-across – Old city, one favoured by artists : PETRA
11-across – Initiators of direct rule returned, which is ghastly : LURID
12-across – Point to apostle with epistle endlessly run together with a badge : EPAULETTE
13-across – Last man in railway: what did you say about opening? : ELEVENTH
14-across – Inventor of modesty from the right : EDISON
17-across – Weed catcher let out : NETTLE
19-across – Weed used by worker in rolling ground : PLANTAIN
22-across – Class of crystals used in reported attempt on health centre : TRICLINIC
24-across – Weed on the ground is not so green : ELDER
25-across – A good swimmer: top person gets over it : OTTER
26-across – PM once a French gentleman left among Italian footballers : MACMILLAN
27-across – Mayor’s in time to enter medal on deposit by the Albert Memorial : KENSINGTONGORE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Junior officer tricked into a logical relationship : SUBALTERNATION
2-down – For its sake came Spanish princess, crazy on genealogy : NUTTREE
3-down – Weed – for a time Spooner’s? : SPEEDWELL
4-down – Nude painter under the hay likely to collapse : RICKETTY
5-down – Effect cancellation concerned with bellringing : REPEAL
6-down – Shock for son of Welsh friend : APPAL
7-down – Tales about liquor are far from an exaggeration : LITOTES
8-down – Come in with man taking ecstasy – insert old actor taking ecstasy : MAKEANENTRANCE
15-down – Weed for fellow holding with old priest : DANDELION
16-down – Corporal punishment banned by union? That’s lucky : BLACKCAT
18-down – Weed making the list : THISTLE
20-down – Topless footwear with nothing in addition : ANDALSO
21-down – Good time – about my first pointer to it : GNOMON
23-down – House and ground : LORDS
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.