This crossword No. 23019 clues and answers were published on Sat 20 Dec 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 23019 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Not all the study of Scripture and the Church can show how the Pope is crowned : THRICE
4-across – Food science included hallucinogen : MESCAL
9-across – Oven not altogether unlikely to be overturned : KILN
10-across – Pulses from a sunbaked island : ADUKIBEANS
11-across – Making sense of the news in bed : COGENT
12-across – Need another 24 hours, alas! : LACKADAY
13-across – Kin to Sheffielder : FISHKNIFE
15-across – Twist and blow : WIND
16-across – Part of a leg of veal : CALF
17-across – Ground cummin seed endlessly promoting consensus : ECUMENISM
21-across – Vegetable or tree decomposing in sack : BEETROOT
22-across – Flash bang : REPORT
24-across – Is right-winger following others to the council? : CONSISTORY
25-across – Penny’s striking expression of discontent : POUT
26-across – A little struggle lets us loose : TUSSLE
27-across – Seaman taking Murdoch for God : OSIRIS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Portillo and I look out over the capital : TRIPOLI
2-down – The Artist Formerly Known As Princess : RANEE
3-down – Introduction of cane to speed up discipline : CHASTEN
5-down – Demonstrate oriental depravity without name : EVINCE
6-down – Burning 18’s leader, interrupting the work of God : CREMATION
7-down – Rope that’s hoisted beam in the country : LANYARD
8-down – Rider’s credential : QUALIFICATION
14-down – Emission of foul air? Painter is swamping it with oxygen : HALITOSIS
16-down – Bird inhaling woman’s smoke : CHEROOT
18-down – One god of war capturing another’s victims : MARTYRS
19-down – S-surgical appliance protecting a composer : STRAUSS
20-down – Inspector left a scrap : MORSEL
23-down – Indication of rank of Queen’s Musician : PIPER
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.