This crossword No. 26705 clues and answers were published on Sat 17 Oct 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 26705 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – See 12 : CARAMEL
8-across – Car shows vigour around street, reaching 50 : BRISTOL
9-across – Car’s board to break — a bit : DASH
10-across – One seeking to form a contract with special agent? Not I! : NEGOTIANT
12-across – Male spins off after putting race car in reverse — that’s sweet : CREME
13-across – Trespass, while refining crude : INFRINGE
15-across – Craft fancy robe in car : FIRE
16-across – Car from Leeds : EDSEL
17-across – Car operating perfectly starts to make a comeback, then place number one returned — here? : POLE
18-across – Car knowledge assimilated by college official : DELOREAN
20-across – Rover possibly, growling : HUSKY
21-across – Negative attitude in belief inspiring achievement : DEFEATISM
22-across – Seemingly the same thing, core of victory and Triumph! : TWIN
24-across – Red small Mini? : SCARLET
25-across – Good character offered drug after drug : HEROINE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Car upset Muhammad Ali’s boxing? : LADA
2-down – Fabric in bread and water : CASHMERE
3-down – Malevolent type average, that is : MEANIE
4-down – Appreciative, having fat and gruel in a stew : GRATEFUL
5-down – In Senna’s car, indomitable former Formula One champion : ASCARI
6-down – See 15 : BOAT
11-down – Slides, as sliding slides : GLISSANDI
12-down – British general, leader in Calcutta as it happens : CLIVE
14-down – 17 down like a bird? : GULLY
16-down – Promoted jerks leave Heath : ELEVATED
17-down – See 17 across : POSITION
19-down – A Morris, neat car : OXFORD
20-down – Bee car : HUMMER
21-down – Dodge for nothing : DUCK
23-down – Some Bugatti on Automobile Island : IONA
This crossword has in total 30 where 15 are across and 15 are down.