This crossword No. 23997 clues and answers were published on Sat 10 Feb 2007 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 23997 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – No 10, possibly, in revolt fiasco : SCREWUP
5-across – Music combination to depend on wearing underwear : BHANGRA
9-across – Member of religion cut short god’s thanks : RASTA
10-across – Saying entire political party needs energy : UTTERANCE
11-across – Shelled sea creature getting round in chipboard buggy : BRACHIOPOD
12-across – Marshland inhabitant repulsed beast with club : REED
14-across – Injured thumb tops caught in secateurs somehow revive : RESUSCITATE
18-across – Spoilsport legal person rotten about exercise : PARTYPOOPER
21-across – See 12 : MACE
22-across – Composed clue about cinema’s altered view of Church unity : ECUMENICAL
25-across – Word with Cherry, say, at first sign of the Channel: End of the line for Brummie? : NEWSTREET
26-across – Weller well before Davis? : SAMMY
27-across – Sign of otic injury? Keep to one side! : EARMARK
28-across – See 25 : STATION
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Crashing bores holding court, finally flash on and off : STROBE
2-down – Cork, not for the first time, wraps drugs in material : RESEAL
3-down – Kept open by the alert, brave investigator : WEATHEREYE
4-down – The world’s a small place – moving out : PLUTO
5-down – Shakespearean character associated with drink and toast : BOTTOMSUP
6-down – Rockers possibly creamed off church melodies : AIRS
7-down – Sort of dark grey with bluish sheen not encountered in western girl : GUNMETAL
8-down – City of Lincoln and river: a sort of Eden : ABERDEEN
13-down – Cameron Isle is out of the Pacific island group : MICRONESIA
15-down – Vet unexpectedly puts dog’s name on bridle : SPOTCHECK
16-down – Sparkling wine medium discovered in chopped peanuts : SPUMANTE
17-down – PanAm’s top aircrew broken by commercial competition : PRICEWAR
19-down – Seafood dish from Monkey Island : SCAMPI
20-down – Sportingly ignore the rain when actors are performing? : PLAYON
23-down – Dull high school sort of lesson : MATHS
24-down – Portico ermine supplier shortened : STOA
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.