This crossword No. 23185 clues and answers were published on Sat 03 Jul 2004 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 23185 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – 24’s clue is frontal : METOPIC
5-across – Surviving from a scuffle, ancestor of Scottish kings : FLEANCE
9-across – Such a dish at heart of report? : TIKKA
10-across – Bearded man, missing a long time, drinks : BEVERAGES
11-across – Football club with little money? Then demand it gets new diet : SOUTHENDUNITED
13-across – Woman’s right, always : EVER
14-across – Apply it with trowel to engine of such capacity : TWOLITRE
17-across – Work hard in essays to get prizes : TROPHIES
18-across – Oriental with air force units : THAI
21-across – Race in which Gary follows on induces passive resistance : NONCOOPERATION
23-across – It’s crucial to get a social worker from abroad : IMPORTANT
24-across – The setter as object and subject : THEME
25-across – Express regret for boy with vision : SIGHTED
26-across – Fairy has to read editor’s rubbish : MUSTARD
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Fairy godmother’s piece : MOTH
2-down – Humble opinion on moth with a drink? : TAKEONEDOWNAPEG
3-down – Hair in German place going into the ears? : PLAITS
4-down – Fairy, a nut on the Internet? : COBWEB
5-down – This is 4, G-man to admit having grabbed it : FIVEDOWN
6-down – Albert losing head over heartless lady is in a bad way : ERRINGLY
7-down – Near to rubbish drinker: he’s in a film with three brothers : NIGHTATTHEOPERA
8-down – Unknown females first found in the East – go gently … : EASYDOESIT
12-down – … on the other hand, home finishes over the ocean : WESTINDIES
15-down – Religious leader that eats core 6 : THEOCRAT
16-down – Crafty as a plan to produce cloth on river in Aberdeen : DEEPLAID
19-down – Time taken in introduction, not for 13 : PROTEM
20-down – Good person to get at American position : STATUS
22-down – See 26 : SEED
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.