This crossword No. 25214 clues and answers were published on Sat 08 Jan 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 25214 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Gold medal placing either way : TOPSPOT
5-across – P for pillock? : PINHEAD
9-across – See 23 : AGNEW
10-across – Stiff won’t be pliable ultimately, in obsession with women’s underwear? : BREATHING
11-across – Kinky Romeo in sexy diamonds, not entirely appreciated by gay people : HOMOEROTIC
12-across – Directive pens letters required for 16’s second post : VICE
14-across – See 20 : ROCKEFELLER
18-across – Centre of Birmingham candlelit, perhaps: magical! : NECROMANTIC
21-across – Pool, oxygen on top : LIDO
22-across – Third of mice forgets to retain squeak : CLOSESHAVE
25-across – Western food the pigs eat, not eastern rubbish : SPAGHETTI
26-across – Some lothario tasting tiny bits : IOTAS
27-across – See 19 : MONDALE
28-across – Russian conclusion? Job unfinished, as went beyond deadline : OVERRAN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Cheap wood covered by tax : TRASHY
2-down – Land in North America confiscated by parents : PANAMA
3-down – Prisoner flipping secure, flushed toilet : POWDERROOM
4-down – A kick, toe reaching head, off limits : TABOO
5-down – See 12 : PRESIDENT
6-down – Items securing screws — having one loose? : NUTS
7-down – Single part of wheel, big, I levered up : ELIGIBLE
8-down – Times, admitting sin under setter, confused person : DOGBERRY
13-down – Insurrectionary services up for striking, possibly : PERCUSSIVE
15-down – Sweet girl : CHARLOTTE
16-down – America’s endless nuclear missiles emptied and dismantled : UNCLESAM
17-down – I bleed after a cold, water polluted : ACIDRAIN
19-down – Country not quite accepting change, government department restraining new 12 5 : WALTER
20-down – Columnist, English chap after jewel in 12 5 : NELSON
23-down – 12 5 gains power after catastrophe : SPIRO
24-down – Question a command from cavalryman, perhaps : WHOA
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.