This crossword No. 24760 clues and answers were published on Sat 25 Jul 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 24760 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Do remove the front of that festive headgear : PARTYHAT
5-across – Compensate for inoperative company : OFFSET
9-across – People being treated, say, with forbearance : PATIENCE
10-across – Stick the plug in this place : ADHERE
11-across – Most drained one wine during trial : TIREDEST
12-across – Al’s map spoiled by some of the blood : PLASMA
14-across – A neat way to go down under? : STOCKROUTE
18-across – One of the ship’s company has a possible cut limb : CREWMEMBER
22-across – Flowering lily initially planted in a time of rapid growth : ABLOOM
23-across – Filthy stalls containing poor bub’s little bottles : STUBBIES
24-across – What President Coolidge was said to have done with liquor outlaw : BANDIT
25-across – A speed car comes first with a hard top : CARAPACE
26-across – Sprinter, the German, remains inside : DASHER
27-across – Dwelling for rival not finished, housed in temporary accommodation : TENEMENT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Immature creature devoured in move towards adulthood : PUPATE
2-down – Eritrea, unsettled after losing leading athlete, has to withdraw : RETIRE
3-down – Returns and surrenders : YIELDS
4-down – It takes so long to retrieve computer data from MCC — easiest altered : ACCESSTIME
6-down – Musicians cooking the books? : FIDDLERS
7-down – Leaves briefly with records secured by strapping : STEPSOUT
8-down – Adolescent has unwisely eaten half of burger : TEENAGER
13-down – Emphasise stress created by university at each introduction : ACCENTUATE
15-down – The resting place of many an old wreck? : OCEANBED
16-down – We must have time to get nets in swampy areas : WETLANDS
17-down – Not moving, I’m with a crowd three quarters of a mile below : IMMOBILE
19-down – A sort of bread-and-scrape? : ABRADE
20-down – Road rage is an illusion! : MIRAGE
21-down – Right? Redistribute seats around state : ASSERT
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.