This crossword No. 22451 clues and answers were published on Sat 23 Feb 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 22451 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Devil of a translation from this poem! : MEPHISTO
9-across – Market boiler with gold inlay : AGORA
10-across – He provokes fear so on his return : OGRE
11-across – Completely bonkers to deliver club from Spain : REALMADRID
12-across – Corner pieces behind clubs in Staffs : CROOKS
14-across – He’s seen to get up in cowboy show : RODERIGO
15-across – Tale in which feeble fellow replaces a con : TWEEDLE
17-across – Fit trooper dropping into the Communist Machine : APPARAT
20-across – Waiting in the wings, having completed journey from Deadwood? : OFFSTAGE
22-across – Cut society off : SADDLE
23-across – A solid block of cheddar one’s grated : DECAHEDRON
24-across – Fate: Hobson’s choice of number : NORN
25-across – When seasick, does one feel this? Yes and no! : SWELL
26-across – Guides topping fellow into firm : CICERONI
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – The way in which one goes around bushy fence : HEDGEROW
2-down – Down-at-heel old solver given hiding! : THEE
3-down – Rising corrosion is added to woe : TSURIS
4-down – Location of the Taj Mahal school, leading the way in gout … : PODAGRA
5-down – … in twist, Medical Unit grew quite animated : WARMEDUP
6-down – Remarkable place, Londres, endlessly changing – stick around! : WONDERLAND
7-down – With redundancy on the increase : WAXING
13-down – Starts taking steps – the problem for the 9-phobic : OPENSPACES
16-down – All in all, vocalic change needed in Wales : LLANELLI
18-down – Seductive beau finally gets pulled in every call! : ALLURING
19-down – Man in authority runs over deed to cause diversion : REFRACT
21-down – About to join in celebration – and that’s as open as I can be : FREEST
22-down – Philosopher almost sent one up : SENECA
24-down – Standard: Christie’s choice in book : NORM
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.