This crossword No. 24857 clues and answers were published on Sat 14 Nov 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 24857 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Precipitation from big guns having gone overboard? : RAINWATER
10-across – Key line that follows 10/5 : IVORY
11-across – Officer protected by total cover : SHELTER
12-across – Deadly stuff when bum’s not quite pleasant : ARSENIC
13-across – Come out from opening in shade : HATCH
14-across – Tiny passage through marine deposit’s material : CORPOREAL
16-across – Flexible soldiers rubbish no one in retreat for making up deficiencies : SUPPLEMENTATION
19-across – Bond will be there in seconds with this : SUPERGLUE
21-across – Close up includes head of pretty bit of flower : SEPAL
22-across – Weapon is stable without lug : FIREARM
23-across – Breaking bones in religious invocation : BENISON
24-across – Cause partners to hold hand between them : SPAWN
25-across – Very wicked to fire on USA at will : NEFARIOUS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Artificial part where call girl’s the little sister? : PROSTHESIS
2-down – Dodge south despite going west : SIDESTEP
3-down – Replace shag? : SWITCH
4-down – Raised animals to take lead : STAR
5-down – Schedule back-breaking crash at movie’s finale : PREARRANGE
6-down – Spreading operations during an attack from below : DIASPORA
7-down – Nothing having external forward thrust is idle : LOUNGE
8-down – Said to go down in unison : SYNC
14-down – Observation about split lip being flatter : COMPLIMENT
15-down – Desolation as Nelson lies in state : LONELINESS
17-down – Accumulated knowledge covering fall of French region : LORRAINE
18-down – I pretend I’m after gold : IMPOSTOR
20-down – One that’s cut off hair appears content with rejection : PARIAH
21-down – More than one thing to do with tomatoes? : SUNDRY
22-down – Don’t eat quickly! : FAST
23-down – Fan without a stitch in this : BUFF
This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.