This crossword No. 24887 clues and answers were published on Sat 19 Dec 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 24887 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – : MALPLAQUET
6-across – Rose from dessert with cheese recipe : SWEETBRIER
13-across – : GLADSTONE
14-across – : MENDELSSOHN
15-across – : CHARLESDARWIN
16-across – Well bred Pole coming in to obtain fish : GENTEEL
17-across – Philosopher’s right to a cupboard : LOCKER
19-across – : HENRYTHEEIGHTH
23-across – : PROUDHON
25-across – : KWAMENKRUMAH
31-across – : ISAMBARDKINGDOMBRUNEL
32-across – European dog gets on its hind legs without colouring in war time : HUNDREDYEARS
33-across – : TENNYSON
35-across – Society’s answer to copper — gambles cut short by extreme republicanism : SANSCULOTTERIE
39-across – Opposition held during broadcast : SHADOW
43-across – : HOUSMAN
45-across – : EDGARALLANPOE
48-across – Current record made by cool girls next morning : OSCILLOGRAM
49-across – Special sort of care supplied by 5 90s : INTENSIVE
50-across – : METTERNICH
51-across – Look back from secret port : RETROSPECT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Spelling mistakes in claim about silver : MAGICAL
2-down – Beast climbing the whole morning? : LLAMA
3-down – French explorer in the room : LASALLE
4-down – Scottish ringdove has rings to throw, changing ends : QUOIST
5-down – Leave wandering boy in state of exaltation : ELEVATED
7-down – Player on the side, crazy one that’s soon turned : WINGNUT
8-down – Table decoration from Nigeria raised and protected by sword : EPERGNE
9-down – Dog that doesn’t bark when Franklin’s heard to be about : BASENJI
10-down – Setter’s nobody? Got it straight away! : INONE
11-down – Explorer of the moon turns up at pub : RANULPH
12-down – Bird with smoggy sound? : SMEW
18-down – Sing about great start for early man : CROMAGNON
20-down – Mountain dweller turned gold to poverty in the matter of a drug : ROWANTREE
21-down – Given heart minus head, possibly : HUMANISED
22-down – Muck-up going round or very hot : TORRID
23-down – Rock band in Memphis has heard swimmer send bogus emails? : PHISH
24-down – Prevent distribution of bread : DEBAR
26-down – Married poet’s work in fashion : MODE
27-down – Count with less feeling : NUMBER
28-down – Leaderless country besieged by fleet must have another race : RERUN
29-down – Fleet launcher 5 into bird : HELEN
30-down – Heaven and ecstasy now linked with the mainland : SKYE
34-down – Debilitating pain for poet on aircraft : MIGRAINE
35-down – Silent companion during rising of assemblies : SCHTOOM
36-down – Dumas heroine appeared badly introduced : CAMILLE
37-down – : LINCOLN
38-down – The Greek : THEORIC
40-down – 5 plant from 21 said to be on Cape Cod : HYANNIS
41-down – Which is the situation in bad weather : WHEREAT
42-down – Playwright’s play opening presently : PLATER
44-down – Complete time to replace end of hook : UNCUT
46-down – Handicapped but willing to play : GAME
47-down – : PAINE
This crossword has in total 54 where 21 are across and 33 are down.