This crossword No. 23765 clues and answers were published on Sat 13 May 2006 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 23765 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Hope it didn’t break when Tony Benn dropped it : WEDGWOOD
5-across – Nasty party backing bills : ODIOUS
9-across – Erred : SYNDROME
10-across – Trailing flower’s name : ASTERN
12-across – Dam’s dam, say, in pseudo horror film : MUMMYSCURSE
15-across – Stop 19 rising : LETUP
17-across – Truant sailor takes second turn right : ABSCONDER
18-across – Vehicle for high pressure container : CARTRIDGE
19-across – Don’t stop every cry of pain : ALLOW
20-across – Pain from stick? : FRENCHBREAD
24-across – Soprano Soprano Soprano : TREBLE
25-across – Missile to expose to music : AIRTOAIR
26-across – Pristine condition continuing like 1 across : MINTON
27-across – Shelter in another play? How obvious can you get? : PATENTLY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Confuse whelk with music accompanying farewell to setter : WISHMELUCK
2-down – Explosive character subverts : DYNAMITARD
3-down – Cautious about model being flawed : WARTY
4-down – Burns derived novel containing 11, they say : OFMICEANDMEN
6-down – Half 11 right away with island girl who was stifled : DESDEMONA
7-down – Have covered lines with plenty of stitching : OVER
8-down – Look round books and it reveals former email : SENT
11-down – Attractive figures of Judi dividing the odd sardine : DRESDENCHINA
13-down – Corrupter of insect : ADULTERANT
14-down – Ware of success for Queen’s horse? : CROWNDERBY
16-down – Left book in case : PORTFOLIO
21-down – First two to the dip? : BATHE
22-down – See 8 : ITEM
23-down – See 7 : SEWN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.