This crossword No. 24289 clues and answers were published on Sat 19 Jan 2008 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 24289 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Two animals in 1 miss point of herb : HOREHOUND
10-across – Turn both ways and turn to rock : ULURU
11-across – Writer on French river : SURTEES
12-across – River encircling gold rush : TORRENT
13-across – Bess’s partner losing head in rave : ORGY
14-across – Attorney gives drink to one that’s stoned : PERRYMASON
16-across – It raises the right that’s wrong to start with : THERMAL
17-across – Mob observed blades working together : GANGSAW
19-across – Guise in which I came to earth at ease : FACILITATE
22-across – See 23 : SCOT
24-across – Being processed while travelling? : INTRAIN
25-across – Spotted one American writer regressing into fat : LEOPARD
26-across – Prepare for marriage? : GROOM
27-across – Inferior language with note causing expansion : INFLATING
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – A lot of actors’ organisations hold to f-family 8, according to 11 : THESPORTOFKINGS
2-down – Conclude sittings supporting villain : PROROGUE
3-down – Man in group could be 20 : SHEET
4-down – Summary: loonies get damnation : NUTSHELL
5-down – Person in charge of 3 used it originally for piece : EDITOR
6-down – Ask about one day’s complaint : QUERIMONY
7-down – Venue for 21 in New York, often 1? : QUEENS
8-down – Night wind to stir during embraces now banned : HUNTINGWITHDOGS
15-down – Rifles ship carrying poet : SMALLARMS
17-down – Story with no ending provided: horse around and cease to be a nerd : GETALIFE
18-down – Type of dialogue in acrostic form : SOCRATIC
20-down – Plant for spinner and golfer : COTTON
21-down – 1, perhaps, hence court? : TENNIS
23-down – Meeting for 1, perhaps, without a train : ROYAL
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.