This crossword No. 27980 clues and answers were published on Sat 16 Nov 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 27980 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – We are obliged to break out to capture accessory : THANKYOU
9-across – Love being turned over after kiss — it’s a gas! : XENON
10-across – See 2 : LOPE
11-across – Cutter’s instrument is very cutting : RAZORSHARP
12-across – Animals in some hardship, possibly : HIPPOS
14-across – Extreme indignation risk : ENDANGER
15-across – Central assembly couple have a hug : EMBRACE
17-across – Do-it-yourself sea trip is a long and lonely time : YEARSOF
20-across – See 17 : SOLITUDE
22-across – See 6 : ANDONE
23-across – See 6 : DALMATIANS
24-across – Heartbroken part in screen role voluntarily rejected : LOVE
25-across – Cat in conversation chain : LINKS
26-across – Sweet thing in extremely delicate meringue skirt : DEMERARA
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Brag aloud, quiet about one’s element : CHROMIUM
2-down – Beast’s antler cut and twisted at the end, almost gaping : ANTE
3-down – Where to find knickers here, one could say : CYPRUS
4-down – Irregular pulse stopped by snoring, of which this is an example : PUZZLES
5-down – Where to study cattle crossing? : OXBRIDGE
6-down – Many people from Croatia in this movie : ONEHUNDRED
7-down – False U-turn maybe supported by Spain : UNTRUE
13-down – Fox trapped by mother owls? : PARLIAMENT
16-down – Nice gesture to go out with? In a way, yes : COURTESY
18-down – Drunk Romeo slurping up French wine is not a discriminating consumer : OMNIVORE
19-down – Over and above part section of house : VERANDA
21-down – Nothing clear about this prediction : ORACLE
22-down – Pretend to be like birds heading north : ASSUME
24-down – See 24 across : LORN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.