This crossword No. 23442 clues and answers were published on Sat 30 Apr 2005 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 23442 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Best, say, refrain of 8’s 23 26 : GEORGE
4-across – Shun amphetamines and block tobacco : ESCHEW
9-across – Foot is how Brummie introduced himself, initially? : LAMB
10-across – They brighten the gloom of age in northern lands : NEONLIGHTS
11-across – See 1 : DONTDO
12-across – Country singer, Whip, product of market gardening? : CASHCROP
13-across – Tabloid South American boat handler’s reported dispute : ARGYBARGY
15-across – Fancy reversed felt-tip, like a brush? : DAFT
16-across – Peaches, lasciviously unfastening stocking tops, gets bonus : PLUS
17-across – Removing plaque etc from wrong end – it’s disrupted test : DENTISTRY
21-across – Hoot away – but don’t be serious about it : LAUGHOFF
22-across – Old advice about concealed earthwork openings: go back! : RECEDE
24-across – Motorway lane management study by worthless type backing down : CONTRAFLOW
25-across – See 1 : THAT
26-across – How brawls might sound, put into words : PHRASE
27-across – Bridges often are in real need of water, lacking power : ARCHED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – The allure of pumpkin, say, endlessly filled with endless meat : GLAMOUR
2-down – A satellite completes more than one viewer at one time : ORBIT
3-down – London Eye component – in climbing on, do laugh! : GONDOLA
5-down – Be the cause of a spat on getting place in band : SPLASH
6-down – Aristocratic group of students on drugs? : HIGHCLASS
7-down – Lacking, but not on the inside : WITHOUT
8-down – Entertainer, writer/novelist Henry pointlessly dropped dead : JOYCEGRENFELL
14-down – After play’s end, tongues wagging over rep’s lead : YOUNGSTER
16-down – Sort of fog starter? : PEASOUP
18-down – Line at the centre of the king’s pitcher : THROWER
19-down – Footballer doesn’t want to be confronted with this bloody joker : REDCARD
20-down – Slough artist covered in green stuff : MORASS
23-down – Don’t miss the musical round : CATCH
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.