This crossword No. 22339 clues and answers were published on Sat 13 Oct 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 22339 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Maitresse : FRENCHMISTRESS
9-across – : SIRANDREW
10-across – See 18 : BELCH
11-across – 7 and the lady : ETHER
12-across – See 9 : AGUECHEEK
13-across – Spur Dr Bond to drink a lot of wine : MOTIVATE
14-across – Vehicle with groove in it for the honourable orator : BRUTUS
17-across – Modest conclusion to game : NOSIDE
19-across – Fair that may be overtaken : PASSABLE
22-across – Russian writer has an answer that”s about right to 5 : LERMONTOV
24-across – Be removed from Ms Bhutto : NAZIR
25-across – Sort of dressing makes one annoyed : CROSS
26-across – Arms, etc I set on fire when embraced by 18 10’s wife : MILITARIA
27-across – Setter’s model in grave to head into obscurity : MYSTERIOUSNESS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Catching nothing but cold to make milk churns safe? : FISHERMANSLUCK
2-down – Result of being talked about even if one’s out of it? : EARSHOT
3-down – Managed to be unnatural : CONTRIVED
4-down – Sarcastic s-setters of colours in storm and turbulence : MORDANTS
5-down – Points raised satisfactorily completed : SEWNUP
6-down – Medieval instrument of torture becomes useful : REBEC
7-down – Do the crossword : SOLVENT
8-down – 9, 14, 16, 18, etc the first part of 12 for writers about the district : SHAKESPEAREANS
15-down – Gives good vibes to cure one’s tears : RESONATES
16-down – Badly translated tenth book, one notoriously abused : MALVOLIO
18-down – : SIRTOBY
20-down – Strange business with rare outcome : BIZARRE
21-down – Apple with no core, a vulgar forgery : STUMER
23-down – Start where the filming is done : ONSET
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.