This crossword No. 22577 clues and answers were published on Sat 20 Jul 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 22577 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – A celebration with act I missed out of the Milky Way : AGALACTIA
10-across – Gamble with fire : POKER
11-across – Where to find fruit is a whale of a problem : ORCHARD
12-across – Alien’s not first fiddle, being yellow : ETIOLIN
13-across – See 21 down : DEFER
14-across – Gamble with Jolly Roger, not the thief of tarts : BLACKJACK
16-across – Identical junction – bale out : INTERCHANGEABLE
19-across – Where fuel comes from for bus being repaired in store : GASBURNER
21-across – A number of parasites returned to Salisbury : CECIL
22-across – Shrub at country house, the coach-driver’s place : BOXSEAT
23-across – Stars concealed in wheat? : THEWAIN
24-across – A fight, more or less : ABOUT
25-across – Friar I am unable to reform? : MENDICANT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Apple without an orange – deranged way of showing love : CANOODLING
2-down – Ready to play in two suits? : MATCHFIT
3-down – Extremes in Arab building for market area : BAZAAR
4-down – Gamble with 10 horses : STUD
5-down – In the film fraternity a horse will keep the wolf from the door : WAGEEARNER
6-down – Kilns prefabricated to prevent fires? : SPRINKLE
7-down – Songs inspired by Bacchus disguised as Loki : SKOLIA
8-down – St Paul’s little bird : WREN
14-down – Late buzzer keeps little boy pursuing deer : BEHINDTIME
15-down – Short of bags for the kennel – dog’s tail wagging : KNEELENGTH
17-down – Gamble and suffer, in a way : ROULETTE
18-down – Gamble on vehicle that’s raised the gold standard : BACCARAT
20-down – Male or female heavyweight grave digger : SEXTON
21-down – Gamble to c-confine delay : CHEMIN
22-down – Gamble and bluster : BRAG
23-down – Premier traveller to America? : TONY
This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.