This crossword No. 23711 clues and answers were published on Sat 11 Mar 2006 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 23711 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Setter’s speciality is highly dangerous : MINEFIELD
6-across – Female with dead expression, past her prime : FADED
9-across – Direct recourse to 11 before plastic : LETTERSOFCREDIT
10-across – See about a back door key : YALE
11-across – What most of the fish aboard may fetch : SMACKERS
14-across – Tell a pint — poured out it’s sparkling : PETILLANT
15-across – Scene of bush fire is in a turmoil : SINAI
16-across – Roger embraced by girl — like a monkey : LORIS
18-across – Article about Brook is highly emotive : THRILLING
20-across – Kingsley wearing old king’s garment? : CAMISOLE
21-across – Hits back in altercation : SPAT
25-across – Fabrication of famous last words? : CURTAINMATERIAL
26-across – Steward concerned with a girl : REEVE
27-across – All goes before it at the start of November : SAINTSDAY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – The Way to the Stars? : MILKY
2-down – Brief communication not seen over the box : NOTELET
3-down – Macbeth’s intended victim abandons party to escape : FLEE
4-down – 27 possibly loses head but keeps direction : EAST
5-down – Fed up with loving, though it could be leading one to court : DEFAMATORY
6-down – Warning — a man on board, somewhere on the ship : FORECASTLE
7-down – Like a damp squib, gone off in resentment : DUDGEON
8-down – Hating to upset, Hughes gets in turmoil : DETESTING
12-down – Cul-de-sacs have a narrow escape : CLOSESHAVE
13-down – Real things unlikely to be from outer space : EARTHLINGS
14-down – One’s used to picking up the bill : POLICECAR
17-down – Endeavour by soldiers to show compunction : REMORSE
19-down – One member misled by not being told : IMPLIED
22-down – Score went out, all substituted, score remained : TALLY
23-down – One youngster set up as an artist : DALI
24-down – Attend for police duty : BEAT
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.