This crossword No. 26962 clues and answers were published on Sat 13 Aug 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 26962 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Very keen to stay around conference venue : POTSDAM
5-across – Hacked Off, with film star involved : ANGERED
9-across – Violently attacks stationer after a fracas : TEARSINTO
10-across – What can be played by men on horseback : ORGAN
11-across – That bloke’s southern German : HESS
12-across – Spirit audience’s not picked up — it’s insubstantial : SCOTCHMIST
14-across – One-time female’s a divine creature : ATHENA
15-across – Support government resigning — claims they want out : LEAVERS
16-across – See 5 down : OFPAPER
18-across – Comic routine about height in bad taste : SHTICK
20-across – Done with PM’s backing — Sun perhaps fails to respond to alarm : OVERSLEEPS
21-across – Put down before Indiana city : LAIN
24-across – Jobs lost everywhere? Not entirely : STEVE
25-across – Awful from City playing b***** Real : EXECRABLE
26-across – Attitudes accepted by detective in force : MINDSET
27-across – Royal officer completely losing head over queens : EQUERRY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Spurs No 2 has long throw : PITCH
2-down – Start in winding passage : TRANSIT
3-down – Henry’s climbing down over style : DASH
4-down – Genuine? Hmm! React to settlement : MUNICHAGREEMENT
5-down – … that’s in force? Please, it’s a whopper — scrap! : AWORTHLESSPIECE
6-down – Don’t stop upsetting party! — PM receiving one side’s cheers : GOODHEALTH
7-down – Musical genre infuriated man : RAGTIME
8-down – Shows up group : DENOTES
13-down – Jail those selling drugs to clerical people : PENPUSHERS
16-down – Making love shortly after wrestling — animal! : OPOSSUM
17-down – Child’s cut not real — point taken : PRETEEN
19-down – House cleaner receives award : CHAMBER
22-down – Wanting help, joint letter said : NEEDY
23-down – Married woman’s cheating husband finally kicked out : FRAU
This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.