This crossword No. 24869 clues and answers were published on Sat 28 Nov 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 24869 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Hebrew puts one king back in place : ISRAELITE
10-across – Shot illegally taken in outskirts of Palermo : PHOTO
11-across – Bend in front of bird, one tied up : BOWKNOT
12-across – Riding feat by infant, really pronounced? : WHEELIE
13-across – Those spotted keeping king happy losing heart, seeing saucy chap : DICK
14-across – Yellow eggs retrieved, left in canteen, not far off : MOREORLESS
16-across – May author Stephen be his name? : HAWKING
17-across – Kelly, seeing sex appeal in the mirror, covered initially in one’s make-up? : GENETIC
19-across – Used to support, help : SECONDHAND
22-across – See 3 : HILL
24-across – Beef and carrots may be hot and bothered : INASTEW
25-across – Good novelist getting better? : GAMBLER
26-across – Animal decapitating rat : OTTER
27-across – Two seconds after we enrol, surprisingly free from proprietor : OWNERLESS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Adventurer’s truism on vice? He’s in fashion : SINBADTHESAILOR
2-down – See 21 : BROWNCOW
3-down – Saucy chap in a state between mounts : BENNY
4-down – Revolutionary army fight a hundred in friendly location, missing conclusion : VIETCONG
5-down – Instance of relief taking two minutes? : WEEWEE
6-down – Drug deeper in, unfortunately, having injected heroin : EPHEDRINE
7-down – See 17 : GOOLIE
8-down – Sweetheart having to feed baby, lovely thing for old song : HONEYSUCKLEROSE
15-down – Use rating to work out mark : SIGNATURE
17-down – Camp tune with which naughty leader in concert band having a ball? : GINGGANG
18-down – Attempted to gather everyone to be tested : TRIALLED
20-down – Decent hospital dividing class : CHASTE
21-down – Slightly absurd greeting our leader, having broken vow after repeated inconsistency in leadership? : HOWNOW
23-down – See 13 : EMERY
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.