This crossword No. 26782 clues and answers were published on Sat 16 Jan 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 26782 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Writing in sounds — The Simpsons frame lost in translation : PHONETISM
10-across – See 2 : BOARD
11-across – School with a sound in 9? : SCHWA
12-across – They blow up both sides — died from grenades exploding : ENLARGERS
13-across – Box has repeat of old comic’s work? : CARTOON
14-across – Introduction to Krusty — where 21 and 22 across are found turning over channels? : NETWORK
17-across – Small job outside Springfield? : DUSTY
19-across – Recall comic rabbit : YAK
20-across – Need animated film to finish : USEUP
21-across – We pick off clips to cover TV series : SNIPERS
22-across – Homer Simpson’s endorsing characters? He wanted to phone home with this? : HANDSET
24-across – Thatcher with Home Secretary’s number : MAGGIEMAY
26-across – Question published in book : QURAN
28-across – Lisa Simpson’s right about slow person : SNAIL
29-across – Custom to record The Simpsons, for example : TRADEMARK
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Topless American dad on American creation : OPUS
2-down – Do Bart and Homer play a bit on computer? : MOTHER
3-down – Drunk male — unknown prisoner returned to the empty cell : MELANOCYTE
4-down – Homer’s time to gorge : PIGEON
5-down – Poles protect spy — ask one to leave Russian city : SMOLENSK
6-down – Lift Simpson boy’s bottom first : TBAR
7-down – Chops tablet to get fix : CAKEHOLE
8-down – Pop in America lifted flaps : ADOS
13-down – Puts in Morse lines during Lewis? : CODES
15-down – Winding round quite tightly, primarily restricting vessel with this? : TOURNIQUET
16-down – Ask Apu? Two bottles smashed : KAPUT
18-down – TV animation artist close to pen : STINGRAY
19-down – Yankee, small child following ring on banks of skate park : YOSEMITE
22-down – A man wise in conversation around daughter on American prime time? : HEYDAY
23-down – Marge, maybe, before wearing down : SPREAD
24-down – Mum quiet in TV series : MASH
25-down – Man perhaps is on shortly : ISLE
27-down – Armani keen to show designer label : NIKE
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.