This crossword No. 25766 clues and answers were published on Sat 13 Oct 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 25766 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – England’s captain, once one of several scorers : STRAUSS
5-across – Leave his prey to perish in 25 : EYELASH
10-across – Former president getting head from Monica — a second short spell in White House 25 : BUSH
11-across – Sign forms — how final couple to hotel are written down in evenings? : NEONLIGHTS
12-across – Run large 25 : LADDER
13-across – Patent protecting firm — origin of Apple Mac? : OVERCOAT
14-across – Tricks 16 artist : CONSTABLE
16-across – 25 to drive over playing surface featuring 25s and 12s? : BOARD
17-across – See 5 : VIPER
19-across – One doing routine work round large-sized breasts — plastic surgery piece : ODDJOBMAN
23-across – Co-star at bad singer : CASTRATO
24-across – Function pictures, having airbrushed mother, capturing Oscars : COSINE
26-across – Bad US singer at musical introductions : SIGNATURES
27-across – Friend is friendly — not initially : ALLY
28-across – Fears tense mistakes : TERRORS
29-across – Makes beloved Kennedy et al rise regularly : ENDEARS
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Visit Bill Oddie’s top bird : TOURACO
3-down – Needed top card holding hearts and diamonds : ACHED
4-down – Turning over while American’s boxing — wrestling ring punch : SANGRIA
6-down – Yes, ’70s prog rock band Queen, one cries : YELPER
7-down – Record dovetailing IBM company with British type of computer virus : LOGICBOMB
8-down – What I try to do should be OK? : SETFAIR
9-down – 25 dished out more cold bacon : MONOCLEDCOBRA
15-down – Sugar’s replacement upset on news, outside, hot from The Apprentice’s final : SWEETENER
18-down – Independent supplement dropping extreme characters for picture : IMAGINE
20-down – Bad singer : JACKSON
21-down – Ring-shaped forms unreasonable — not unusually obese : ANNULAR
22-down – See 10 : MASTER
25-down – Racer, perhaps, briefly exposed following its profile? : SNAKE
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.