This crossword No. 24469 clues and answers were published on Sat 16 Aug 2008 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 24469 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Clothes are covered with no end of fruit : APPAREL
5-across – Back for a couple of drinks : SUPPORT
9-across – 16 sections : STRAP
10-across – Anxiously await arrest : APPREHEND
11-across – Chuck senior from tree? : ELDERBERRY
12-across – Dam with a cut in power : STEM
14-across – Bloke reduced travelling by bus : DOUBLEDECKER
18-across – One initially makes money admitting about chemical in sauce : IMPERTINENCE
21-across – Swim across river to get wet : DRIP
22-across – Taking on restrictions as retailer did at 6, perhaps? : CLOSEDSHOP
25-across – 5’s point is clear : VINDICATE
26-across – Integral part is flipping generous : LARGE
27-across – Name involved in retail banking : RELIANT
28-across – Irregular behaviour of creature having nothing for one year : ANOMALY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Complete directions for entering a right response : ANSWER
2-down – Take off staff’s wages as extraneous : PARODY
3-down – Whole range runs through to Ireland’s housing : REPERTOIRE
4-down – Agreement to let live with freedom from disturbance : LEASE
5-down – Take place of undressed kid eating cored pears : SUPERSEDE
6-down – Look to make a little noise anyway : PEEP
7-down – Pass clear water after losing head : OVERTAKE
8-down – It’s raised by country with nitrogen extracted from what the sea leaves : TIDEMARK
13-down – Pill-popping city slicker’s old foible : PECCADILLO
15-down – Sparkling fish with an admittedly desirable quality : BRILLIANT
16-down – Constrain by law to discard port : BINDOVER
17-down – Crude oil on tap is not compulsory : OPTIONAL
19-down – It’s tedious to deal with a complaint : CHOREA
20-down – Unseemly when chap’s bottom is held fast : SPEEDY
23-down – Female sailor set up ancient kingdom : SHEBA
24-down – Bread rises with a little help : PITA
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.