This crossword No. 25143 clues and answers were published on Sat 16 Oct 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 25143 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – First of burners turned on, so warmer? : BRANDY
4-across – Analyses dumb ladies? : ASSESSES
9-across – What’s odd about river? It’s Britain’s longest : SEVERN
10-across – Some 19 with hoops : HULAHULA
11-across – In which constant blurring of laconic narrations so rectified, mistake ultimately forgotten? : CORRECTIONSAND
13-across – Sentence like that entered into computer accessory, ending in bum : PRISONTERM
14-across – See 19 : BEAR
16-across – Northern European circuit on the radio? : LAPP
18-across – Passionate description of some crows devouring rusty bolt : HOTBLOODED
21-across – See 11 : CLARIFICATIONS
23-across – Strong resistance to break off engagement, might one say? : DEFIANCE
24-across – Two in pool get the urge : LIBIDO
25-across – Mined particles, hardened diamonds found in blast : GOLDDUST
26-across – Compete to eat what’s laid, one wouldn’t eat the layer? : VEGGIE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Sculpture more than chipped? : BUST
2-down – Temperature taken from worryingly volatile air sacs : ALVEOLI
3-down – Development here, where catastrophe claims vessel on far edge of weir : DARKROOM
5-down – Country girl steals car, then bachelor nicks one : SAUDIARABIA
6-down – Girl in denial eventually flipped : ELAINE
7-down – Right half of visa application, nothing if not one? : SAUSAGE
8-down – Sod in London area given wine, slurred : SLANDERED
12-down – Judge and I lost in poetic justice, unfortunately destroyed : CUTTOPIECES
13-down – Trained poodle? Corgi? Or not! : POLICEDOG
15-down – Its opposite in 3, for sure : POSITIVE
17-down – Light-hearted, fly off with me? : PLAYFUL
19-down – Russian performer on which 22 or 16, we hear? : DANCING
20-down – Super speller : WIZARD
22-down – Central European at the far north or south? : POLE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.