This crossword No. 22517 clues and answers were published on Sat 11 May 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 22517 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – King in Portuguese province once, once halved a biscuit : MACAROON
9-across – Something you wouldn’t stake on a lottery, or bingo! : HOUSE
10-across – Explorer, in a flash, heading off : PARK
11-across – Study scripture, getting upset about a character who gave his soul away : DORIANGRAY
12-across – Jester backing a popular Arthurian knight : GAWAIN
14-across – Entire meal pushed aside, we hear, north of Coventry : NUNEATON
15-across – A tour of Romanic island : MINORCA
17-across – The most stuffy has to pay the costs in court : CLOSEST
20-across – Bone being consumed by drink, one acquired disease : BERIBERI
22-across – Philanthropist takes the biscuit a la mode : RUSKIN
23-across – Bank prudently in south-east 3 : CAMBERWELL
24-across – See 25 : HILL
25-across – : DAMON
26-across – Back the winner : CHAMPION
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Badger given a Japanese drink in Japan : NAGASAKI
2-down – : JACK
3-down – See 2 : LONDON
4-down – A bed bug? : SNORING
5-down – Halpern’s broken into little pieces : SHRAPNEL
6-down – Serenaded girls in beach wear : SUNGLASSES
7-down – Coastal vehicle lolloped along for a stretch : PEDALO
13-down – Dropped on 1, I caught many people up in a grave situation : ATOMICBOMB
16-down – Further education placement, which isn”t a growth area : CLEARING
18-down – Shed’s artistry, plus something charged : SKILLION
19-down – Inaction because the French invades : SILENCE
21-down – Antelopes – those at the back end of camels? : ELANDS
22-down – Charge again when bread’s short and overdrawn? : RELOAD
24-down – Native Americans get lost endlessly : HOPI
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.