This crossword No. 23634 clues and answers were published on Sat 10 Dec 2005 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 23634 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Some maps and books first : ATLANTA
5-across – Explorer on two wheels? : RALEIGH
9-across – Scot of good family with flower : GENTIAN
10-across – Endless plane ended : CONCORD
11-across – Put under the spotlight to punish one, perhaps : SHINEUPON
12-across – Stick with the old cosmetic : BATON
13-across – I keep my eyes open for pointless disputes : ARGUS
15-across – Simple services for girls, about maybe 60% of women : LOWMASSES
17-across – City continues to express contempt about making much 3 : JEFFERSON
19-across – A number at auction : SALEM
22-across – Song of traveller not quite antique : CAROL
23-across – Excavation went quickly, keeping society in bad odour : DISGRACED
25-across – Peter, insect eater : SANTAFE
26-across – Competitive bird no good without tail : EMULOUS
27-across – Book of verse? : NUMBERS
28-across – River with no turning : TRENTON
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – The first month? : AUGUSTA
2-down – Wickedness found in archbishop : LANSING
3-down – What the hooter makes when one’s inside it : NOISE
4-down – A lion’s distressed without sleep : ANNAPOLIS
5-down – Rhetoric invariably contains dangerous stuff : RICIN
6-down – Craft from Boston lag terribly : LONGBOATS
7-down – Quillwort is old English: try cutting off the end : ISOETES
8-down – News has new beginning – punishments : HIDINGS
14-down – Report of chorus work by retired general with piercing look : STEELWARE
16-down – Coils shed water when open to the elements : WINDSWEPT
17-down – Elevators functioning : JACKSON
18-down – Grocer, first of that name in the old marketplace : FORTNUM
20-down – Sentry’s third change to provide bar to work : LOCKOUT
21-down – 18’s partner entertaining princess : MADISON
23-down – Order something to wear : DRESS
24-down – See 12 : ROUGE
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.