This crossword No. 26747 clues and answers were published on Sat 05 Dec 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 26747 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Blue clothes first, perhaps? : LOWGEAR
5-across – One with special advantage is in the drink, they say? : INSIDER
9-across – Currency of Iceland in a rut : DINAR
10-across – Lottery in hand, oddly, after card removed : WITHDRAWN
11-across – Just eastern Chinese dynasty sold houses : EVENHANDED
12-across – Goodwood’s cut : GASH
14-across – Tell to seal mouth after Beethoven’s Ninth, a line combining different tunes : CONTRAPUNTAL
18-across – Blank cheque cashed with random initials, the balance imbalanced! : CARTEBLANCHE
21-across – Unhealthy to ignore strong heart, for one thing : UNIT
22-across – A robust, rough and unfashionable, unskilled worker : ROUSTABOUT
25-across – Line retracted about idiot, with woman never believed : CASSANDRA
26-across – Pedagogue recalled hiding, having shackled student finally : TUTOR
27-across – 23, disconcerting thing? : RATTLER
28-across – Sovereign ruled country gutlessly, tending to make mistakes : ERRANCY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Run from 23 under opening in lederhosen : LADDER
2-down – See 6 : WINDER
3-down – Bulldozer great sex? : EARTHMOVER
4-down – Canopy of willow overshadowed by bay tree : ROWAN
5-down – Chiefly wet? : INTHEMAIN
6-down – Crushing victory desired, unfortunately, as 23 : SIDE
7-down – Italian mount girl has reared, glittering stuff! : DIAMANTE
8-down – Call Dutch artist a 23 : RINGHALS
13-down – 23 gets to transport rodent after getting up in the morning : BUSHMASTER
15-down – I’m grateful wine and bread have turned up — too much to ask? : TALLORDER
16-down – Reconnaissance vehicle out cold in evidence of battle : SCOUTCAR
17-down – Ultimately violent, nastier sort of toys for boys? : TRAINSET
19-down – Feeding kid, too much material : COTTON
20-down – Hardy one of seven writing off two articles? : STURDY
23-down – Benefit circling north wind : SNAKE
24-down – Uncle Sam’s zip pinches a hard object : NAIL
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.