This crossword No. 26364 clues and answers were published on Sat 13 Sep 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 26364 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Trust managed church without priest : RELIANCE
5-across – Solo contribution from Ontario soprano : ARIOSO
9-across – Gosh, isn’t the platform busy tonight! : LASTNIGHT
11-across – For joint performance both undressed : GIGOT
12-across – Perhaps saunter on at middle C, modulating to E : OLDTIMEDANCE
15-across – GW Russell holds service for composer : ARNE
16-across – Blowpipe exercises with a small horn : PEASHOOTER
18-across – No time to record an attempt to cover number recently : NOTLONGAGO
19-across – Musical faux pas by Mike : SPAM
21-across – Sorceress’s inner sanctum’s poor condition : CIRCUMSTANCE
24-across – Is this playing in Rossini composition for strings? : ROSIN
25-across – Spy cases hotel on river in Cornish port : MOUSEHOLE
26-across – R Strauss bad? Silly not using stars, ludicrous! : ABSURD
27-across – Safe to slate young piper in play : PETERPAN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Nice way to retain line in exhortation to Britannia : RULE
2-down – Composer picked up record : LIST
3-down – At the intervals matrons ogled composer : ARNOLD
4-down – Come to our gigs dressed up — it’s René’s big idea : COGITOERGOSUM
6-down – Musical’s opening snubbed for 12 : RIGADOON
7-down – Pipe controls medical emergency? : ORGANSTOPS
8-down – See 9 : OFTHEPROMS
10-down – Daily, one with good character, figures on staff : TIMESIGNATURE
13-down – A short way to a new school turns up in old document : MAGNACARTA
14-down – College shows signs of decay? Times probes funds : UNITTRUSTS
17-down – Like Fingal’s Cave in paper format : COLUMNAR
20-down – Woman stealing Catholic writer’s plot : SCHEME
22-down – Brief report describes prom’s final ceremony : POMP
23-down – Scots know about royal composer : KERN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.