This crossword No. 26944 clues and answers were published on Sat 23 Jul 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 26944 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Female on record wearing fleece, a large number — here? : SHEEPFARM
6-across – Miles 14 to 26, heading for glory that’s brief! : THONG
9-across – How a bird goes for a song that’s audible : CHEEP
10-across – Academy acting to separate two points, literarily, for American statesman : COLORADAN
11-across – See 15 : BAT
12-across – Cold seafood bedecked stall? : STANDOFFISH
14-across – Fit little time between function and drink : TANTRUM
15-across – Two animals, one taken to the middle : CRICKET
16-across – Don’t talk about cryptic clue that’s beyond question — sounds like that sucks? : SQUELCH
19-across – Without family, around a hundred spies : NOTICES
22-across – Newspapers covering second of February, last month, or the one before : PREDECESSOR
23-across – Conscious element ending in grudge match : EGO
24-across – Just English left, island heading backwards : EQUITABLE
26-across – 15 is no more, I should add : WASPS
27-across – Match score : TALLY
28-across – School prom that’s a throwback? : RUGBYBALL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Lute heard, however, as an old trombone : SACKBUT
2-down – Tennis player and 15 side 11 : EVERTON
3-down – Source of fruit is lemon, say, with yellow centre to feed 11 : PIPISTRELLE
4-down – Applaud a goal, hugging Celtic’s outside left : ACCLAIM
5-down – Musical doctor covering ligatures and operatic overtures : MELODIC
6-down – Jack — knave put another way : TAR
7-down – Diabolical brute getting on collar : OLDNICK
8-down – Warm up, then cool bullet : GUNSHOT
13-down – Waste water redirected into river after a day : FRITTERAWAY
16-down – Sage in fancy panties : SAPIENT
17-down – Different passage of tune, quality : UNEQUAL
18-down – After taking a spin, driver finally qualified — what? Cobblers! : HEELBAR
19-down – Savings banked in the branches? : NESTEGG
20-down – 11 more in the drink : CHELSEA
21-down – Marriage beginning to unravel, work to patch girl up : SPOUSAL
25-down – Test score : TRY
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.