This crossword No. 24827 clues and answers were published on Sat 10 Oct 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 24827 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Fairies, tail first, surrounding little girl — 9 was sick of it : SELFLOVE
5-across – Retriever of horse reportedly about to cancel : GUNDOG
9-across – Steward’s sickness reaches tenth book : MALVOLIO
10-across – Top Italian number in store : SILVIO
12-across – Spinner, say, or bad fairy : TROLL
13-across – Pirate investigated, having feature of eagle : HOOKNOSED
14-across – Donation on edge, as is and not was : PRESENTTENSE
18-across – Duck in house with duck on road I see announced as alternative? : HOMOEOPATHIC
21-across – A fowl or two and yet in a flutter : WYANDOTTE
23-across – Ill-natured one taking on guild : TRADE
24-across – Opening gallery? : LOUVRE
25-across – Where flowers go from home counties to get prizes : SEAWARDS
26-across – Back pay, say, for bauble : GEEGAW
27-across – Being in a row on purpose : ADESSEIN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Fabric with costly interweaving — ditto without it : SAMITE
2-down – See head raised, loosely bound : LOLLOP
3-down – Maker of clothing, giants for the use of, to appear important : LOOMLARGE
4-down – The man’s a sweetheart in the way he sings an aria : VOICHESAPETE
6-down – See 23 : UNION
7-down – Aria of the Peacemakers about Love : DOVESONO
8-down – Exercise of virtue to become queer when river rises : GOODDEED
11-down – Out of view of motorist that’s crazy : ROUNDTHEBEND
15-down – Wests in Nottinghamshire turn to Ephesus and Syracuse, perhaps? : TWINTOWNS
16-down – Get up with a lot of fish about, for example : SHOWALEG
17-down – Take prisoner, clutching at green : IMMATURE
19-down – Playwright goes right off the wall : BARRIE
20-down – Aria making head turn — Domingo’s first in opera : NESSUN
22-down – See 20 : DORMA
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.