This crossword No. 25861 clues and answers were published on Sat 02 Feb 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 25861 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Dog’s breakfast was to become temporarily dormant : PUPATE
4-across – One appeal about drink that may be radioactive : ISOTOPES
9-across – Make it all right to be old-fashioned : SQUARE
10-across – All food to be returned hot to airport head : SUMBURGH
11-across – New lino, reset again, may need sweeping : GENERALISATION
13-across – Dull? Reverse that sullen attitude during distribution of claret : LACKLUSTRE
14-across – See 22 : CAST
16-across – Third party in tête-à-tête, where hanging takes place : GATE
18-across – Maybe curves around bad one? More likely bends for this one : SCUBADIVER
21-across – Squashed? Accommodation urgently needed with an easy lot of pieces : FLATASAPANCAKE
23-across – Olympians are Greek, skirting oxygen-free cavity : ATHLETIC
24-across – Drunk as a skunk product, nothing more : STINKO
25-across – Voice of trio involved in mischief : BARITONE
26-across – End of game for rugby backs with inventive character : EDISON
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – See 16 : POST
2-down – French composer’s bird : POULENC
3-down – Venetian island with its bull taking over small room : TORCELLO
5-down – Second half listeners to song about sailor’s country : SAUDIARABIA
6-down – Liberian gentleman from Malaysia outside the British Museum : TUBMAN
7-down – Shakespearean heroine gets a rough ride in 20 17 12 : PERDITA
8-down – Keeping quiet, christen characters with muscle : SPHINCTER
12-down – See 20 : ASSOCIATION
13-down – Joint toy buildings almost set on fire : LEGOFLAMB
15-down – Taught to find old coin in rising river : EDUCATED
17-down – See 20 : TEACHER
19-down – Norse or English ones called George? : VIKINGS
20-down – School friends’ payment kept by head female in a church garment shortened, one with a tin with nothing in it : PARENT
22-down – Depressed county actors : DOWN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.