This crossword No. 23985 clues and answers were published on Sat 27 Jan 2007 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 23985 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Old man, the Holy One, attends a place of worship : PAGODA
4-across – Deputy UN Secretary-General, not hot, put on a dinner jacket : ADJUTANT
9-across – When short, no longer see how to become a dwarf! : GOBLIN
10-across – Spooner says he separates clearish yellow liquids, though this may seem greenish-blue : SEAWATER
11-across – Expression, perhaps too cryptically? : FIGUREOFSPEECH
13-across – Rave about one record following another that is incompatible : DISCREPANT
14-across – Dickens’s love for a fool : BOZO
16-across – Pressure maintained by runner to get by : COPE
18-across – Capitalist side Dali wouldn’t have portrayed? : REALMADRID
21-across – Unravelling great plot, be in a theatrical scene? : OPERATINGTABLE
23-across – No way back after question stands : WHATNOTS
24-across – Vicious murderer a wonderful thing : RIPPER
25-across – Single-minded old bag on the shelf : ONETRACK
26-across – Current students : STREAM
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Work up energy to jump up and down : POGO
2-down – Flaw showing up, discards various things : GUBBINS
3-down – Cocktail dress’s introduction immaculate, the papers having omitted the last one : DAIQUIRI
5-down – Member underlines serious charge, taking Lord’s position? : DEEPFINELEG
6-down – Building went up, though not shed : UNWEPT
7-down – Evenly narrated Italian author’s style : ARTDECO
8-down – 13 down spin-off : TORCHWOOD
12-down – But it should be ‘G’ for ‘Guru’, you say, expressed mildly : EUPHEMISTIC
13-down – Show, to show how cryptically? : DOCTORWHO
15-down – One believing in destiny, rich and very famous : FATALIST
17-down – Bishop on time? : PRELATE
19-down – Going back the other way, ‘e’s looking more ill – expecting this? : RELAPSE
20-down – Cyclist possibly taking gamble round fourth of corners : WAGNER
22-down – Plant needing a drink : ARUM
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.