This crossword No. 24565 clues and answers were published on Sat 06 Dec 2008 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 24565 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – See 10 : FORTHE
5-across – Faces question, given fair stand : SIDESHOW
9-across – Happened to find hot dish shortly after cold in dictionary : OCCURRED
10-across – As candle’s eternal flame suggests, I must get on with it : NOREST
11-across – Drink, needing the courage to go on strike : HITTHEBOTTLE
13-across – Particular introduction ignored, as cloying : ICKY
14-across – Test line working, then make yourself at home : SETTLEIN
17-across – Heart-throb Richard laid back among a range of women, being intimate : ALTEREGO
18-across – So precise : VERY
20-across – Lifting one’s habit? : KLEPTOMANIAC
23-across – See 10 : WICKED
24-across – Upset as Irish gag unfortunately backfires on girl : AGGRIEVE
25-across – Remove from sergeant when out of order : ESTRANGE
26-across – Never wilt as last flower : ENDURE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Quick inspection, then finished : ONCE
3-down – What secretary might do to affect form : TOUCHTYPE
4-down – Unreliable individual in time makes mistakes : ERRATA
5-down – Cry of exasperation awaiting withdrawal from Afghanistan? : SODTHISFORAGAME
6-down – Aussie fools died in Britain at conclusion of operations : DINGBATS
7-down – Resilient supporter’s parade : STRUT
8-down – See 5 : OFSOLDIERS
12-down – A regular taste of Mitchell Hardy’s sweets : ICELOLLIES
15-down – A non-union issue? : LOVECHILD
16-down – Indebted, dumb blonde admits sorry? : BEHOLDEN
19-down – Advertising notes, with bells on! : JINGLE
21-down – What’s stirring about the Ashes game : POKER
22-down – See 2 : OVER
This crossword has in total 27 where 14 are across and 13 are down.