This crossword No. 26579 clues and answers were published on Sat 23 May 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 26579 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Cause of infection left one green, at first : ECOLI
10-across – Time to pull back, worse off in part of 29s epic : TWOTOWERS
11-across – Can goddess dishearten Kylie’s 29er? : LOOKALIKE
12-across – This regularly cuts Iron Duke’s rank : FETID
13-across – Type of 29 or of 1s : WEDDING
15-across – Outside of safe building with part for musician : SECONDO
17-across – For cockney existentialist, other people will follow this literary 1 : ELLIS
18-across – Traffic in hurry : RUN
20-across – Organs require tuning, not all over : UTERI
22-across – Films about women’s bar : LAWYERS
25-across – Like novel that’s in fashion, or its creator? : TOLKIEN
26-across – Kindle that could be portable : LIGHT
27-across – Not in a Parisian university in wood : UNPOPULAR
30-across – Part of 29 — it keeps man venerable : RHEINGOLD
31-across – Literary 1 to keep performing : ACTON
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – You might 29 this attractive woman, we’re told : BELL
2-down – Criminal raid with tool shaped like a 29 : TOROIDAL
3-down – Singer keen to give a twirl : DIVA
4-down – At sea, rig stern brace : STRINGER
5-down – South Africans embracing wrong men in the 29 : BOXERS
6-down – It’s acceptable to block racists, true or false? : NONFACTUAL
7-down – Maybe male’s put on weight — he may 29 a 1 : SEXTON
8-down – Compilers the boss exploited : USED
13-down – Turner’s cry of excitement, reaching heart of gallery : WHEEL
14-down – Doctor isn’t nice, with GP doing an examination : INSPECTING
16-down – One stops running twice to call for food : ONION
19-down – Writers’ materials in no way record publicity : NOTEPADS
21-down – Make weaker tea to lie in one’s cups : ETIOLATE
23-down – Speculate about name for author of 29 : WAGNER
24-down – Statue in odd places and not raised for 26 down seeking 29 : SAURON
26-down – Which of land’s borders is for ruler? : LORD
28-down – Request to drop large 29 : PEAL
29-down – See 16 : RING
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.