This crossword No. 24523 clues and answers were published on Sat 18 Oct 2008 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 24523 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – They come with help – that’s the best bit – but ease off : TESTTUBEBABIES
9-across – Oriental feast attended by new queen : EASTERNER
10-across – Red Robin’s commercial tune : ADAIR
11-across – Jeremy’s chains : IRONS
12-across – Relating to story of terrible accident without oxygen : ANECDOTIC
13-across – A number of golds for a like number in the band : TENORSAX
14-across – Beginning and end of months, not the end for most solvers : EMBRYO
17-across – Musical 5 a cipher, say? : FIGARO
19-across – See 22 : ANDSIDES
22-across – Military 5’s work sees Clare returned with Sidney in range : SHORTBACK
24-across – Fine beast losing tail gets caught : MULCT
25-across – One of our 20 shows what to do with virgin soil : DIGIT
26-across – Lib Dem peer with Tory colour : STEELBLUE
27-across – Sodium and thulium includes sodium in opera and song : NATIONALANTHEM
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Branch of tree with flower surrounding hideout for county : THEDISTAFFSIDE
2-down – 5 shortly taking in fool : SASSOON
3-down – Time to bring up covering for certain person of account : TREASURER
4-down – Mad about diamonds and squares : BANDANAS
5-down – Top worker with musical shop … : BARBER
6-down – … originally attending to beast, died : BEARD
7-down – Old player that takes penalties? : EXACTOR
8-down – Chinese lady of the Golden River supplies sour spermaceti : PRECIOUSSTREAM
15-down – Kummel’s no different from honeydew : MUSKMELON
16-down – Look left to take in almost nude and very wriggly creature : SNAKEEEL
18-down – Land of courage or giant-killing : GEORGIA
20-down – 21’s 5 who treated head ill : DELILAH
21-down – This strong man at first must drop 11 old pence if wanting fruit : SAMSON
23-down – Everyone expressing a lot of mild disapproval : TUTTI
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.