This crossword No. 27704 clues and answers were published on Sat 29 Dec 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 27704 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Trouble recurring, discards rubbish : GUBBINS
5-across – Country bumpkin ultimately a state : INDIANA
9-across – Urgent case in solving reference made public : OUTED
10-across – Aggressive articulated lorry you hired out? : TRUCULENT
11-across – Misery, as booty left on ship : SPOILSPORT
12-across – European providing rolling news : FINN
14-across – Radioactive element collected, about one in four bombs : CALIFORNIUM
18-across – Weakness, when it comes to lifting a kilo, meant wimp finally collapsed : KLEPTOMANIA
21-across – Weapon — something sharp knocking head off : PIKE
22-across – Private member almost totally bent, a genius behind bars? : WILLYWONKA
25-across – Order lacking here, church is cutting 50% from extortionate cost? : ANARCHISM
26-across – Prickle, however, with service : THORN
27-across – Going to seed, perhaps — like a tree? : ELDERLY
28-across – Curse rock pieces on middle of patio : TORMENT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Protest, as bird shot : GROUSE
2-down – See 19 : BUTTON
3-down – Offensive show about the bowels of hell : INDELICATE
4-down – Exercise position is elevated : SITUP
5-down – Drug creating high in building of bonfire : IBUPROFEN
6-down – Knight covering a smear : DAUB
7-down – A couple for eating, did yer say? Drink! : APERITIF
8-down – Completely different words from boy on paper : ANTONYMS
13-down – Get nowhere, seeing doctor possibly pocketing extraordinary wad : TREADWATER
15-down – Clarity, I imply: it is unlikely to inspire leader in democracy : LIMPIDITY
16-down – Aircraft has to avoid route : SKIPLANE
17-down – Jack in pack, set of cards : DECKHAND
19-down – Stirring soon, beast with the hump time and time again activated this? : SNOOZE
20-down – Artist embodying good drawer? : MAGNET
23-down – Bound to find this writer’s into books : LIMIT
24-down – Tree, one with canopy of red? : ACER
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.