This crossword No. 26561 clues and answers were published on Sat 02 May 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 26561 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – How’s that possibly a parish’s first set of 20? : APPEAL
5-across – Launches takeaway illegally, so gets fines : LIFTSOFF
9-across – Working farm not occupied by Cornwall’s first Conservative peer : MANCROFT
10-across – Traveller greeting flag again : REPAVE
11-across – Article used in party game : SNAP
12-across – How Singapore is described by some kid’s mother, say : NANNYSTATE
13-across – Sloth shown by partners after trimming box tree : BONSAI
14-across – Abandoned Romeo after girl? Lots here, perhaps : SALEROOM
16-across – Most impoverished characters in Boston, ie students : STONIEST
19-across – Packed as a precautionary provision : INCASE
21-across – Ex-PM’s 50% vituperation, 50% outrageously obstreperous : DISRUPTIVE
23-across – Spots gas bill first : ACNE
24-across – Girl writing paper in college : CLAIRE
25-across – Playing triangle for function : INTEGRAL
26-across – One blooming peal’s wrong, including flipping first note : ASPHODEL
27-across – Sit in chair, topless : RESIDE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Set of 20 in flat — result of scout doing two more jobs? : PLAINBOBTRIPLES
3-down – Key copies for jailbreaks, say : ESCAPES
4-down – Your starter: one snail, freshly cooked with onions : LYONNAISE
5-down – Upstanding person, Italian, housing Mexicans in New Mexico? : LATINOS
6-down – See 8 : FORTY
7-down – One allegedly met after death of first pet, Ermintrude : STPETER
8-down – Vegetarian starter mix, all oddly used for number of 20 in 7 9 17’s celebrated 2 : FIVETHOUSANDAND
15-down – Queen’s favourite city : LEICESTER
17-down – City choir now disheartened, sadly : NORWICH
18-down – Getting 6 in test’s not worth mentioning : TRIVIAL
20-down – Puts clean nappy on small child by river leaving French city : CHANGES
22-down – Series of 20 after moving left up to daughter to offer in excuse : PLEAD
This crossword has in total 28 where 16 are across and 12 are down.