This crossword No. 24779 clues and answers were published on Sat 15 Aug 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 24779 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – One right in the head, but a bad sailor? : PIRATE
4-across – 6 act cut in two — hospital for one week : THEWHO
9-across – See 19 : FARM
10-across – Like emails chosen by guy in charge : ELECTRONIC
11-across – Varying of tempo in first half of a troubadour’s playing : RUBATO
12-across – I forget faceless names, including name at 1 across : AMNESIAC
13-across – Mental disorders causing tenor to quit film sets : PSYCHOSES
15-across – Jimi Hendrix’s first cello tune, oddly arranged for 6’s writer : JONI
16-across – Young person getting 10 out of 10 : TEEN
17-across – They’ll switch cases, so one may arrive at Skye : SHIFTKEYS
21-across – See 15 : MITCHELL
22-across – Pole dancing grips a southern city : ELPASO
24-across – Crazed stick man of 4 hit : MOONSTRUCK
25-across – One of 4 born together died lacking water : AQUA
26-across – Reportedly like a prior friend of 6 : SNOOPY
27-across – Directors not right for dairy outlets? : UDDERS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Strip for 6 set — a pun’s involved : PEANUTS
2-down – Odd beat regularly used for dance : RUMBA
3-down – Rock band coming in to look for guitar effect : TREMOLO
5-down – Surely not a 6 theme? That ingratitude’s showing! : HATING
6-down – Bird drawn on top of family trees? : WOODSTOCK
7-down – Increasing paperwork when producing the Animals and the Byrds, say : ORIGAMI
8-down – Big-headed girl — expert on the penis, we hear : MEGACEPHALOUS
14-down – Soccer game about to finish as Italian added to score? : CRESCENDO
16-down – Stands model right on top of 10 music players : TRIPODS
18-down – Man eating cake — losing head, went crazy : FREAKED
19-down – Badly written, sugary type of writing at a jolly 6 venue : YASGURS
20-down – Repressed writer overturned set : PENTUP
23-down – Exercise to serve as one theme of 6 : PEACE
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.