This crossword No. 27597 clues and answers were published on Sat 25 Aug 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 27597 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Lady of the night has no work : TROLL
5-across – Significant other starting out unsteadily : CHIFONIE
9-across – Work mate and Perkin twice wearing spectacles : OPPO
12-across – Halpern shows sign of hesitation for that woman : HER
14-across – Spoke of a punishment on joint : ARACHNE
15-across – Soldiers secure old city : ORLANDO
16-across – Not censored, university teachers gathered round Cinephile : UNCUT
17-across – Troubled Sheridan is gone : HENDRA
18-across – Express finally comes to junction out east : SCREW
19-across – Logodaedalus, oddly curt, always embracing instructor : LECTURER
22-across – The heart of Schwyz, say : ANTO
24-across – Another theme word with Stephenson’s team from Bristol : ROVERS
25-across – Wader changes with Torquemada before 13:00 : TURNSTONE
28-across – Dogberry put on the carpet by employers who are hooked : DRUGUSERS
29-across – Bishop managed to conceal object : BRENDAN
33-across – Starts broadcasting game, we hear : BRUMMIE
34-across – Ship, possibly a drifter : TRAMP
35-across – Holy book — European capital houses Vlad’s edition : RIGVEDA
36-across – Gourmandise strangely, with no name : GORDIUS
37-across – Unauthorised hearing from Manley — strange practical joke : MOCKTRIAL
40-across – Opera song about a posh limo : ARAUCARIA
42-across – A cleaner has no date : AUSTER
43-across – Cheek about Moley’s gait : LIMP
46-across – Excalibur and 59 old attendants : ESQUIRES
48-across – Schumann regularly takes in Biggles and islander : CUBAN
49-across – Crucible has first added egg sandwiches and relish to salad : CAESAR
53-across – Gozo having to file clutch : GRASP
54-across – A lad — Tim — composed Dahl musical : MATILDA
55-across – Gold item of clothing, not small, but uniform : AUDREUS
56-across – Dante usually orders starters for two : DUO
57-across – Call from middle of foyer by 45 : OYEZ
58-across – Because of this, shock treatment is held inside : HECTENCE
59-across – Hearing plea from the homeless? : RUFUS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Tube from Thrace twisted by Adamant : TRACHEA
2-down – Prince of Wales having no success taking in Azed : OWAIN
3-down – Asian city’s oral tradition includes article by Hazard : LAHORE
4-down – Starts to study hard, exercising daily : SHED
5-down – Notes from Taupi as he does needlework outside : CROTCHETS
6-down – Complaint made by Imogen and head about pupils : ILLNESS
7-down – Department heads of operational research need Enigmatist … : ORNE
8-down – … Io and zero combined : INONE
10-down – Select an old character, say : PICAROON
11-down – Penniless ceramicist’s studio : OTTERDEN
13-down – Port facility miles away : CUSTOS
20-down – Make a further approach to raging ocean and mere with Rosa Klebb : COMENEARER
21-down – Award-winning actress, awfully terse with Provis : STREEP
23-down – Sign letter to America about Redshank : TAURUS
26-down – Carpathian, terribly tired into the long grass, changed course : REDIRECTED
27-down – Jewellery container upset : NUTMEG
28-down – Tragic upset involving Bunthorne’s flatfish : DABS
29-down – Annoying youngsters with Boatman — I’m annoyed! : BRATS
30-down – Deny point took in about Goliath : NEGATE
31-down – This for example mounted on a car : GEMINI
32-down – In the covers, when wet? : PAUL
34-down – I want Altair cycling country : TAIWAN
37-down – Inquire after male at a specially dear opera : MASKARADE
38-down – Edited a novel about King George : LAVENGRO
39-down – Secretary on parade ground changing sides : PASQUALE
41-down – Broadcast done to more of a turn : CRISPA
42-down – Quantum and poor Louisa exchanging partners in the wind : AQUILON
44-down – Lack of movement Elgar first suffered in capital : PARESIS
45-down – From the middle of bazaar, London toerag is seen : ZANDER
47-down – Mudd in the space that is for the girl : EMMIE
50-down – Cook reportedly accepts Armonie’s 24 arrows : SHEAF
51-down – Apex’s bird working hard : ATIT
52-down – Starting quarter after one, Sunday : QAOS
This crossword has in total 66 where 33 are across and 33 are down.