This crossword No. 27788 clues and answers were published on Sat 06 Apr 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 27788 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – In back room, rare vodka highball served thus? : OVERARM
5-across – Stay after passport centre makes a bit of a mess : SPLODGE
9-across – This way acceptable to back sadistic pervert : SICKO
10-across – Deck tours guided by Meat Loaf, Cher, Jagger and Bowie? : ROCKDUETS
11-across – Wrecking old city besieged by poor design : DESTROYING
12-across – See 2 : GUY
14-across – It’s essential to back newspaper feature after plan is redrafted : SPINALCOLUMN
18-across – Adieu, extinct bats! There’s something wrong : INEXACTITUDE
21-across – Note abbreviated sense of humour : SOH
22-across – Signed off, old and detached : DISENGAGED
25-across – How a lady starts getting excited, with hesitation : HALTINGLY
26-across – In advance, securing room to manoeuvre a murder victim : EARLO
27-across – Don’s trip with boy : SLIPSON
28-across – Hides from this attempt to imprison queen : TANNERY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Edison contrived a legal position for play : ONSIDE
2-down – 13 following Hendrix, an apology for manly affection? : EXCUSE
3-down – Doubtful this could make Carol happy : APOCRYPHAL
4-down – See 26 : MORAY
5-down – Support an old Sodomite’s offering early in auction : SECONDLOT
6-down – Legendary demon upset one who reportedly perished with the 26 4 : LADY
7-down – Dared to drop a clue for eg ‘exhume something unpleasant’ : DREDGEUP
8-down – Trying volatile gases to suppress the female principle : ESSAYING
13-down – See 6 : MONDEGREEN
15-down – With which one is naked and free : NOTHINGON
16-down – See 2 : KISSTHIS
17-down – See 2 : MEWHILEI
19-down – Your mate regularly seen chasing silver markets : AGORAE
20-down – Folly of designer cut when cold outside : IDIOCY
23-down – Country messing with one genotype? : EGYPT
24-down – Do not hit girl! : MISS
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.