This crossword No. 25418 clues and answers were published on Sat 03 Sep 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 25418 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Explorer John heading off to the west on journey to see island : TOBAGO
4-across – See 19 : YELLOW
9-across – Still standing character, elusive beast : YETI
10-across – Stabbed from the right, a politician critical : DEROGATORY
11-across – Harsh cricket side confronting opener : OFFKEY
12-across – John’s John didn’t lie when condemned : CANDLEIN
13-across – Force of life with droopy nuts getting treatment down below : CHIROPODY
15-across – See 19 : ROAD
16-across – The biter bit : TICK
17-across – Those not out are unable to walk after bowled : BLACKLEGS
21-across – One passing on information concerned with French leader — sinner, might you say? : REFERRER
22-across – Result, finished effort : UPSHOT
24-across – Small mice at sea, scattering — seeing this? : SIAMESECAT
25-across – The assassin’s assassin in a shade of red : RUBY
26-across – John’s in deal that’s dodgy : DANIEL
27-across – Knitting pattern barely grasped, a stretch when spinning : ARGYLE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Time passed quickly, held up by the incomplete ordinal : TWELFTH
2-down – See 19 : BRICK
3-down – Unsteady on a horse, encouragement given to it? : GIDDYUP
5-down – Motor home finally, beginning to glide into square : ENGINE
6-down – Tit well off with old tailless bird : LITTLEOWL
7-down – Outstanding grammar ultimately, weirdo’s imperfect tense : WORRIED
8-down – John’s getting stick reading Reptile at every bite? : CROCODILEROCK
14-down – John’s John Glenn, perhaps? : ROCKETMAN
16-down – See 12 : THEWIND
18-down – Token reply : COUNTER
19-down – John’s Hello Emerald City? : GOODBYE
20-down – Fish starts to weaken, riding on the high seas : WRASSE
23-down – John’s most challenging word, it seems: not entirely kind, really hollow : SORRY
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.