This crossword No. 23801 clues and answers were published on Sat 24 Jun 2006 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 23801 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – See 4 : TAKENATTHEFLOOD
9-across – Working well with fence – if it works : EFFICIENT
10-across – See 4 : WHICH
11-across – See 4 : FORTUNE
12-across – Glance at metal girder : EYEBEAM
13-across – Friday’s little ones missing mount : IDA
14-across – Laurel’s first got into supreme predicament without point : AIMLESS
17-across – Diamonds said wrongly in scorn : DISDAIN
19-across – Australian spider left behind : REDBACK
22-across – Inflamed and awfully sore externally behind the altar : REREDOS
24-across – Wish I hadn’t a plant? : RUE
25-across – Wearing specs, perhaps, have debts and finish back inside : OWLLIKE
26-across – Wise guy’s concession to some of the past : SOPHIST
28-across – One in prison has corn : MAIZE
29-across – See 4 : LEADSONTO
30-across – Nearly half the tennis in two northeastern forms : NINENINETEENTHS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – See 4 : THEAFFAIRSOFMEN
2-down – Unbeliever gets little change from Indian mystic : KAFIR
3-down – Clue not used for bat : NOCTULE
4-down – Araucaria in May, reportedly tied in with dynamite in Welsh river, displays sign about fellow that volunteers knowledge, having chewed the fat with John Duke: Shed holds a medal for musical composition: let’s go! : THEREIS
5-down – Tennis player entertains the rash guy : HOTHEAD
6-down – Paucity of new characters in heraldic form : FEWNESS
7-down – Cart sinful love up to source of oil : OLIVEYARD
8-down – Denials of personality, hence Hain is not amused : DEHUMANISATIONS
15-down – Dinner without starter: meat eater gets thin round cut : MEDALLION
16-down – Give cards, mostly in pouch : SAC
18-down – Diamonds are cold : ICE
20-down – See 4 : ATIDEIN
21-down – Sovereign for £1,000 in spirit for citadel : KREMLIN
22-down – Second half beginning with the others’ skill : RESTART
23-down – Tear off toes in retort : RIPOSTE
27-down – Pub with sex appeal, n’est ce pas? : INNIT
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.