This crossword No. 25460 clues and answers were published on Sat 22 Oct 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 25460 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Blue spray applied over green swelling : BULGE
10-across – Long-running show from Jerry Springer? : MOUSETRAP
11-across – Cut flower attached to back of black hats : SOMBREROS
12-across – It flies round violet at first, having left slope : BEVEL
13-across – Pink mollusc : SCALLOP
15-across – Black bag with belt I tucked inside : SATANIC
17-across – Large mushroom found outside, possibly pink : BLOOM
18-across – Red and green : RAW
20-across – Yellow gong clasped by a monarch : AMBER
22-across – With a little space, he can generate lift : ENHANCE
25-across – Round brown flower organically produced : NATURAL
26-across – Pretend singer knocks top off dimmer switch : MIMER
27-across – Brown drink the company distributed externally : CHOCOLATE
30-across – Are purple letters moved just after delivery? : PUERPERAL
31-across – Retracts apologetic outburst right on track : SPOOR
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Bird, black one, is carrying … : IBIS
2-down – … plant having purple shoot and orange tip : PLUMBAGO
3-down – Grey leader dropped behind : REAR
4-down – Bonxie’s true blue : IMPROPER
5-down – Express dismay at obscenities : CURSES
6-down – Pole takes back nothing on board — food’s thin : MELBATOAST
7-down – Yellow bird caught first : CRAVEN
8-down – Mineral regularly seen on pearls : OPAL
13-down – Black horses unseating head trainers : SABLE
14-down – Tears after yellow sweets : LEMONDROPS
16-down – Pink rock with trademark centre : CORAL
19-down – White man embraces first lover with abandon : WANTONLY
21-down – Return to heartless African region for orange : BERGAMOT
23-down – Primary element — brown earth by estuary : HUMBER
24-down – Squire loosened corset : ESCORT
26-down – Blue sponge with shape like a catapult : MOPY
28-down – Brown lid removed from kiln : OAST
29-down – The colour of a battlecruiser : ECRU
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.