This crossword No. 23245 clues and answers were published on Sat 11 Sep 2004 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 23245 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Greeting to expect at the end of next month : HALLOWEEN
10-across – Spanish flower? Yes, in German wine : RIOJA
11-across – Boy in group that will keep out water : SEALANT
12-across – Scene of 50% or 100% of operations … : THEATRE
13-across – … in which to see As You Like It? No problem : EASY
14-across – Better than the best could be going too far : OVERTHETOP
16-across – Warmonger in final destination for atomic research : HARWELL
17-across – Sheep turned back at entrance to island town : MARGATE
19-across – I tremble at possibility that could be dispensed with : REMITTABLE
22-across – One learning about food from Mozart : ILRE
24-across – Family doctor visiting trendy VIP? : KINGPIN
25-across – See 22 : PASTORE
26-across – Reign around the river : NIGER
27-across – Versatile performance of air with endless tobacco : ACROBATIC
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – 22 25 article about drug going to crooked man for 1,000 : THESHEPHERDKING
2-down – Barnacle goose building a shed for soap? : CLEANSER
3-down – R for 4 hall, 12, 22, 24 etc : ROYAL
4-down – Celebration for little alternate 5s? : FESTIVAL
5-down – Home for celebrity between losing cases : INSTAR
6-down – Ecologically sound instrument for novice : GREENHORN
7-down – Straw men and lovebird dance : FOOTIT
8-down – Achieves pole position to escape ten-decker structure : TAKESPRECEDENCE
15-down – Resurrected company playing poker with ante : KENTOPERA
17-down – Saucy creature, right into whisky : MALAPERT
18-down – Miscellany giving pointless warning about capital musicians : ALLSORTS
20-down – For Norman, a generous run : MANAGE
21-down – Do away with keeping a periodical : ANNUAL
23-down – Tree near Midland town : ASHBY
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.