This crossword No. 24677 clues and answers were published on Sat 18 Apr 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 24677 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Altercation: then to meet : RUNINTO
5-across – Gun sure to grab attention : FIREARM
9-across – Phone people about vessel like the Cutty Sark, sadly : BURNT
10-across – Inside out, sounded an animal : ORANGUTAN
11-across – All furious about trade union leaders involved in criminal’s unfortunate release : FLATULENCE
12-across – Listen, taking a couple of seconds during exercise : PSST
14-across – Isolates hip in order to admit for treatment : HOSPITALISE
18-across – Naughty child, six, feeding rat, gets rash : IMPROVIDENT
21-across – Wrong to run backwards : TORT
22-across – Is subversive group infiltrating a lot of different things? : MISCELLANY
25-across – Single woman of peace I class as dressed for battle, perhaps? : INUNIFORM
26-across – Duck left in rain, baby bird : OWLET
27-across – Adverb present among rubbish : THEREAT
28-across – Jack’s off work to attend to clock : OBSERVE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Brush off and polish again? : REBUFF
2-down – As an author, did he deliver for William the Conqueror? : NORMAN
3-down – Midget PC’s rank? : NOTMUCHCOP
4-down – Milton’s time-consuming instrument : OBOTE
5-down – Is business contract his, having crossed the Channel? : FRANCHISE
6-down – Jelly served up, music to Indian ears? : RAGA
7-down – Lorry passing round one way, being creative : ARTISTIC
8-down – Partners in joint heading for lavatory, entertaining itinerant : MINSTREL
13-down – Old bags criticise love in the grip of birds? : PANTALOONS
15-down – Just tell me what to do when wine tasting? : SPITITOUT
16-down – Temple on this austere policy, following princess : DISTRICT
17-down – Endless worry in Accident & Emergency’s opening : APERTURE
19-down – See 2 : MAILER
20-down – Attempt to cut tree, climbing plant : MYRTLE
23-down – Item of jewellery making brief appearance : CAMEO
24-down – See 16 : LINE
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.