This crossword No. 23257 clues and answers were published on Sat 25 Sep 2004 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 23257 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Gave an impression of having got going : TOOKOFF
5-across – Inside, if I correctly recall, is like death to Roman emperors : DEIFIC
9-across – O for a ramification with American pipe? : BRONCHUS
10-across – Still to be paid on arrival by the Listener : ARREAR
12-across – Food of other years, not back : STREAKYBACON
15-across – Plunder seizing little and going on doing so : REPETITIVE
17-across – Where wit leads this little boy’s means : HAL
19-across – A little job to be a member? : SIT
20-across – Dog for girls – English chow? Not so : WELSHCORGI
22-across – Pipe for little girl while entertaining the street : PENNYWHISTLE
26-across – Smoker’s request: get off the bus! : ALIGHT
27-across – Blood circulating in pipe : CLARINET
28-across – I search the net with spirit in 67 1/2 : ENGINE
29-across – Setter and solver’s about to back party for chapel goer : METHODY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Coming up to be next to pipe : TUBA
2-down – Pipe gets award – there’s nothing in it : OBOE
3-down – Show lack of interest at reportedly Australian pictures : OSCITATE
4-down – Groovy pipe? : FLUTE
6-down – Dress carried up to a point : ENROBE
7-down – Pipe complementary to … : FRENCHHORN
8-down – … one that sounded: soft drink is around : CORANGLAIS
11-down – Heavens! Round number doesn’t work : SKIVES
13-down – Supporter’s part of chair back, the last place for a name : BRASSPLATE
14-down – Raised position on feet : UPSTANDING
16-down – Have problems at first with article at the start : TEETHE
18-down – Second to go faster – no ace, a villain : SCELERAT
21-down – Hypnotherapy partly exposed by crusher : PYTHON
23-down – Two little girls in bewitched town : SALEM
24-down – Ruin for The Sound of Music : UNDO
25-down – Don’t go for support : STAY
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.