This crossword No. 24227 clues and answers were published on Sat 05 Jan 2008 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 24227 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Find one’s way east with eastern queen : ORIENTEER
10-across – Get information in king’s name : LEARN
11-across – Biblical character’s holding a quarter of a quarter : TWOBITS
12-across – It takes initiation into cunning with humour : WITTILY
13-across – Royal beasts in 16 : PRIDE
14-across – Did for setter – died on return of agent : PERFORMED
16-across – Sensed any devils about? : SEVENDEADLYSINS
19-across – Provide some French birds with balance : EQUIPOISE
21-across – Singular French city in 16 : ANGER
22-across – French film, work of Calderon, non-starter : LARONDE
23-across – Hungry-looking Roman fool, one in copper’s grasp : CASSIUS
24-across – Arboreal edentate in 16 : SLOTH
25-across – Wine laced with intoxicant in procession : CAVALCADE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Overly over in the set cleaner : TOOTHPASTE
2-down – Supposed letter-writer put last first, that is during bonfire day : ZINOVIEV
3-down – Engrave corollary to Ltd is US : INCISE
4-down – Headwater : NESS
5-down – Game without winner may help defence : DRAWBRIDGE
6-down – Too much Blair in 16 : GLUTTONY
7-down – Produce of Umbria for meal : BARIUM
8-down – New version reported in 16 : ENVY
14-down – Live quietly with no charge, unknown in the White House : PRESIDENCY
15-down – Shorn and sad : DISTRESSED
17-down – One man without love and confined inside needs cure for grief : NEPENTHE
18-down – Rare version of Antarctic bird with no head and a plate between legs : INGUINAL
20-down – Be radical when it’s your turn to pour : UPROOT
21-down – Divine articles on tree : ANSELM
22-down – Some years without spirit in 16 : LUST
23-down – Fellow taking to us 4 in 16 : COVE
This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.