This crossword No. 25885 clues and answers were published on Sat 02 Mar 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 25885 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Staffs man employed in counting sheep, originally : CROOKS
4-across – See 12 : THEHOOP
9-across – Bacchanalian celebration beginning after giro blown on wine : ORGIASTIC
10-across – Film on cross-dressers seen here? : TVSET
11-across – Extremely uneven unlit B-road : ULTRA
12-across – Barbarian taking crude photo? He managed to undergo ordeal, as must 1 down 24 repeatedly : GOTHROUGH
13-across – Offensive article about two females going after adult material : TAFFETA
15-across – Disease vet identified initially in a pair of horses? : SPAVIN
17-across – Capital from turnover of work unit in Barry : ZAGREB
19-across – Maintained Welsh boy’s eaten a bit of chicken : ALLEGED
22-across – Huge bird unhappy over new location for zoo : EDINBURGH
24-across – Bottle bank’s half full? That’s half empty, son : BALLS
26-across – Ape tucking its tail inside vital body part : ORGAN
27-across – Row of bushes has more than its share of 1 down 24? : HEDGEHOGS
28-across – Fought with unruly youth about Soviets finally changing sides : TUSSLED
29-across – Artificial stimulant once put in port : SEXAID
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Cheese’s left out for after start of chess game : CROQUET
2-down – Auxiliary indicating one should 12 4 across, centrally : OUGHT
3-down – Animal found swimming in a lake or a bay, primarily : KOALABEAR
4-down – Roman sporting catsuit : TACITUS
5-down – Become member of board : ENTER
6-down – Hiding given by wielding short scourge in first of beatings : OBSCURING
7-down – Yacht with power supply that’s irregular : PATCHY
8-down – Mark fools about to a degree : STIGMA
14-down – Ruddy huge game birds used to hit 27 : FLAMINGOS
16-down – Knocked up some satire, verbal lampooning in double quick time : ALLABREVE
18-down – Beaten in game, not having doubled spades in time : BIRCHED
19-down – Bugs concealed by soprano under a piano : APHIDS
20-down – Olympic event not initially covered — journalist no longer working : DISUSED
21-down – I moved into place to finish at 1 down : PEGOUT
23-down – Commonplace name held by god : BANAL
25-down – Liberal party having a little party with a naturally occurring drug : LDOPA
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.