Guardian Prize 26340

[delfini]

23a Spirit imbues leader of ceremonies with sacred (blue).
-E-A-C-O--

4d Argentinian red on sale drunk in (blue) cliub
-H-L-E-

(Blue) force cut up rocks
-O-I-E

22d Partner of (blues) spinning coats for modish, trendy hipster.
R___H_

[maurice]

23a melancholy

[Captain2]

3 Police

[factor-fiction]

Chelsea

[Captain2]

22d. Rhythm
The outside letters of "ModisH TrendY HipsteR" ,reversed

[delfini]

I'm most grateful for those four answers, but would be even more grateful if somebody could parse :melancholy" and "police"? (Funny,apart from those four the rest of it was a breeze...)

[factor-fiction]

for 4d its CHE (Guevara) + anagram of SALE
Chelsea football club wear blue

[factor-fiction]

elan = spirit
MC = master/leader of ceremonies
HOLY= sacred

[Captain2]

Blue Force = POLICE

Cut (up ie reversed) = LOP = POL
Rocks -common term for diamonds or ICE

[delfini]

Thanks all.