This crossword No. 24409 clues and answers were published on Sat 07 Jun 2008 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 24409 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Symbols of love awards one had to enter : CUPIDS
4-across – Short warrant officer covered in hair cleaner : MRSMOP
9-across – Book about Hammer lacking start and finish : EMMA
10-across – Bird some say Fielding reproduced with two rooks : GIRLFRIEND
11-across – Primitive form of expression not right for rider : CAVEAT
12-across – Strong dislike, though there are other interpretations? : AVERSION
13-across – Gloomy yet stirring wordy history : ETYMOLOGY
15-across – One of many passed on by Mother Kelly? : GENE
16-across – Be retrogressive as a player : BACK
17-across – Car taken by one time British rock star : MINIATURE
21-across – Shell protecting the effeminate French ruler? : POLAROID
22-across – Recording Leonard’s unconscious : SINGLE
24-across – Hundred and nine, name forgotten, rambling and left alone : UNHINDERED
25-across – See 22 : LENS
26-across – Substitute, er, rested, with a bit of a snore : ERSATZ
27-across – World star, a sport, making a comeback : URANUS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Function after short contest : COMPACT
2-down – Tragic poet losing home : PLATE
3-down – Appreciate computing and stuff? A life initially is needed! : DIGITAL
5-down – See 22 : REFLEX
6-down – Electric supply energy stored in the switching, which facilitates a nautical manoeuvre : MAINSHEET
7-down – Leg space : PINHOLE
8-down – Revolutionary street entertainers in rags circling Miller : ORGANGRINDERS
14-down – Two centuries since one in battle footwear : MOCCASINS
16-down – Before 1 PM and a quarter : BROWNIE
18-down – No outdoor type’s pub drink, by the sound of it : INSIDER
19-down – Decisions that result in lined paper? : RULINGS
20-down – Stop – just gin, no vermouth! : HOLDIT
23-down – Material is short and only to be ordered : NYLON
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.