This crossword No. 27178 clues and answers were published on Sat 22 Apr 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 27178 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Fish, carp skinned for old cavalryman : HUSSAR
4-across – A travesty, fishy fizzy drink? : CHARADE
9-across – Given a flyer, teal fled in a panic carrying first of eggs : LEAFLETED
10-across – Harpoon small fish : SPIKE
11-across – Ray gobbling river fish : BREAM
12-across – Embellish crypt with this series of art works : TRIPTYCHS
13-across – Fish’s gathered in, a little under a foot : TENINCH
15-across – Plastering material to see in face that’s been knocked about : GYPSUM
17-across – Communist sticks by workers, wiping brow : ENGELS
19-across – Score in second haul of fish about right : SCRATCH
22-across – Smothered in sauce, local appearing put out again : REPUBLISH
24-across – Obliged to leave, depart finally amid word of appreciation : GOTTA
26-across – Cat attack not kicking off : OUNCE
27-across – Emin’s back in seaside town, quiet retiring star! : PENTAGRAM
28-across – Sci-fi fan runs after vacuous Kirk into wood : TREKKER
29-across – Dumped unceremoniously in seat, by the sound of it? : THROWN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Fish — stop to catch one before unhooking heads : HALIBUT
2-down – Small fish, rock : SHAKE
3-down – Dance laden with male trips : ALLEMANDE
4-down – Pair of fish for an apple : CODLING
5-down – Equally prepared for benefit : ASSET
6-down – Battle where a trap may be tried? : AGINCOURT
7-down – Remarkably English, one side of literature? : EVERSO
8-down – One’s running — the pain from it? : STITCH
14-down – Old coin ending in circulation with European note in particular : NINEPENCE
16-down – A few lines, silver fish hooks and a perch to be gutted : PARAGRAPH
18-down – Fish, small fish : SKIPPER
19-down – Haitian leader buried in revolution, cross beneath it, monolithic statue : SPHINX
20-down – Male parent cracking and failing as a leader : HEADMAN
21-down – Sample fish, including last of blenny : TRYOUT
23-down – Cold fish : BLEAK
25-down – Supercharger cutting fish : TURBO
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.