This crossword No. 23029 clues and answers were published on Sat 03 Jan 2004 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 23029 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Unelected advisers holding pots and pans : KITCHENCABINET
9-across – 14 down’s too old to love when one has to lay it on thick : IMPASTO
10-across – Pretend muck needs a wash : SHAMPOO
11-across – Israel’s port invites lootin’ : HAIFA
12-across – Son of a bitch in Asia aroused from seeming death : ANABIOSIS
13-across – Crooked deal in salt brings quasi-poverty : BREADLINE
14-across – Drier rivers? : AIRER
15-across – Removed from herb in 20, perhaps : COMFY
17-across – Attempt at order in a nut case will be very expensive : COSTABOMB
20-across – Academic sinecure with terms of study in all exposures : EASYCHAIR
22-across – Cook Island included in the main : CHIEF
23-across – Headpiece of zero volume taking first place : OCCIPUT
24-across – Go : AIRLINE
25-across – Defy demand for coffee – tiny half given : FLYINTHEFACEOF
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – One entitled to be king near model with half the tortoises in a watering hole : KNIGHTBACHELOR
2-down – Leading players have alternative to 8 : TOPSIDE
3-down – Careful management initially has America teetotal without Prohibition : HUSBANDRY
4-down – Light on extremes, I become an extremist : NEONAZI
5-down – Soften silver when Susan’s about : ASSUAGE
6-down – Babylonian maybe barely audible in the hierarchy : IRAQI
7-down – Old problem for whistle-blower? : EXPOSER
8-down – Sunday lunch taken by robber Taffie so? Not exactly : ROASTRIBOFBEEF
14-down – Pine for song about golden vehicle : ARAUCARIA
16-down – Show what the cat said to the reaper, as reported : MUSICAL
17-down – Bird turning tail in bed : COALTIT
18-down – Champion on board to come to the top : SURFACE
19-down – Rust means most of 23 is perishing audibly : OXIDISE
21-down – Island for a hundred a month, fifty off : CAPRI
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.