This crossword No. 22631 clues and answers were published on Sat 21 Sep 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 22631 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Hickey’s obit : LOVEBITE
9-across – Bring forth English dictator : EDUCE
10-across – Percentage-wise, you must do as much as me, darling : IDOL
11-across – A pass that’s impossible to roll? : SQUAREBALL
12-across – Church shows a weakness in the head : TEMPLE
14-across – Reported higher flaw in the mind : UPSTAIRS
15-across – Blimey vicar, there’s no alternative? That’s right! : CORRECT
17-across – Some time in prison for informant? : ALITTLE
20-across – Nick holding pad, non-starter for bellringing : CARILLON
22-across – Be economical with small wave : SCRIMP
23-across – Turn into one place, which overlooks Rome : CAPITOLINE
24-across – See 17 : BIRD
25-across – Board game won by lethal mastery : HALMA
26-across – With which there’s no riding of a bicycle : CELIBACY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Chow said to need time for dog mess, but no pees! : TOODLEOO
2-down – Sound of cat, or sound of donkey : MEWL
3-down – Cleaner pack of lies : TISSUE
4-down – Paul in France for nearly a month? I’m not sure I should : JEJUNUM
5-down – Opposing sides to gather praise when moving counter : REPRISAL
6-down – Stupid person expecting to stand for the fare : DUMBWAITER
7-down – I’m a lumberjack, though my gender is under discussion : FELLER
13-down – One penny piece passed round, broken, for instance : PARTICIPLE
16-down – Cab to hire on ring road : CALLOWAY
18-down – Composition with a fruity twist? : LIMERICK
19-down – Suspicion doesn’t begin about murder, but divorce : UNHITCH
21-down – Father in pain must be brave : APACHE
22-down – Lager girl, losing head, hammers the wrong way : STELLA
24-down – Invention is kind of grand : BABY
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.