This crossword No. 24367 clues and answers were published on Sat 19 Apr 2008 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 24367 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Pagan god with Hebrew bread, one might say : JUPITER
5-across – Cocktail in combination : SIDECAR
9-across – See 16 : RACES
10-across – Trees, without exception, are there before : FORESTALL
11-across – Sound of a snake with a piece of orange made by person in test : HUMANGUINEAPIG
13-across – Makes ‘otter food? : EATS
14-across – Hermetic melody, 1 over 8? : AIRTIGHT
17-across – Member of chorus, say, with unusual Maltese name : STEELMAN
18-across – The man who wins the lady’s love : HERO
21-across – Main point of convergence for Puccini’s pal, possibly : PRINCIPALFOCUS
23-across – Opening of Cambodian border to invade its neighbour for nothing, sadly : LACRIMOSO
24-across – Section missing from tyrant’s HQ : DEPOT
25-across – Keep up sanction : SUSTAIN
26-across – Drunk wandering off amid the butts? : ASHTRAY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Sudden movement in being removed from jacket : JERK
2-down – Truck with chessmen to restore equilibrium : PICKUPTHEPIECES
3-down – Statement of present and past life in a state : TISWAS
4-down – Sanctuary in the case of inadequate ventilation point : REFUGE
5-down – Island of fish – and air is fishy : SARDINIA
6-down – Plate removed from boiler after inferno leaves little record : DISKETTE
7-down – Meal to celebrate winner, a girl getting nearer the top : CHAMPAGNESUPPER
8-down – Going further down, take a bit of food, concealing unfinished poem : RELEGATION
12-down – Where Tamburlaine rode by himself with Scottish coppers : PERSEPOLIS
15-down – Former mate for a Ming vase? : OLDCHINA
16-down – Plantation song of tents – 100, to answer query : CAMPTOWN
19-down – Food cooked without trouble when God’s around in a state : ALLOFA
20-down – See 19 : DOODAH
22-down – Wait for support : STAY
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.