This crossword No. 27776 clues and answers were published on Sat 23 Mar 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 27776 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Do up theatre about five in the morning : REVAMP
5-across – Pope briefly hosts American twice in private : HUSHHUSH
9-across – OK to take drink after hitch? : THUMBSUP
10-across – Guide without staff or work : OEUVRE
11-across – Initiate bold moves in weak state : DEBILITATION
13-across – A worn-out old loco initially missing from station : AWOL
14-across – Express knows about unit that makes flight easier : NOSECONE
17-across – Mike tours English zoos from a bygone age : MESOZOIC
18-across – Millions extracted from newspaper unions : TIES
20-across – Result of ten drums Thor hammered? : THUNDERSTORM
23-across – Fruit in perfect condition around island state : HAWAII
24-across – Reserve the best dessert : ICECREAM
25-across – Furtive little paddler with time to board launch : STEALTHY
26-across – Bet Europeans pursue tug : YANKEE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Fine choreographer tackles forerunner of foxtrot : ECHO
3-down – Animal found by learner driver in winding Lima road, squashed : ARMADILLO
4-down – Ignore idiot in lead over 26 : PASSBY
5-down – Cowboy spoils gaps in school day : HOPALONGCASSIDY
6-down – Small bed on this irritated Caledonian : SCOTTISH
7-down – Frequent hard worker steals uniform : HAUNT
8-down – Overcame stable director injecting horse : SURMOUNTED
12-down – Good man holding tiny bottle loved one : SWEETHEART
15-down – Tin protects a river craft : CATAMARAN
16-down – Author is on TV, restless about Spanish article : NOVELIST
19-down – Humour Buffalo Bill lassoing writer : COMEDY
21-down – Animal in Africa, one invading cities : NYALA
22-down – Philanthropist’s thank-you note : TATE
This crossword has in total 27 where 14 are across and 13 are down.