This crossword No. 27028 clues and answers were published on Sat 29 Oct 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 27028 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – City in Arabic translated as Italian boot : CALABRIA
9-across – Drug-taking composer greeting American-style rock group drained of energy, forming another band : BEACH
10-across – Kind doctor Rex with line in old-fashioned salutation : GOOD
11-across – Shakes off visitor ban : VIBRATIONS
12-across – Straits can be heard : SOUNDS
14-across – Bean collected by Rose and checked : REPULSED
16-across – Round variety of raisin associated with a deity : OSIRIAN
18-across – Seaside plant’s unvarying energy : STATICE
21-across – Velocity regulator using gravitational force in preference to negative resistance : GOVERNOR
23-across – See 10 : MORROW
24-across – Crude African oil which has a major fault : CALIFORNIA
26-across – See 9 : BOYS
27-across – Tom 26, possibly, wants retro outfit with hollowed lapels : GIRLS
28-across – It’s a mark around small tree : TAMARISK
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Insubstantial state, not watertight : VAPOROUS
2-down – Exposed, ring up lawyers, having reached end of line : LAID
3-down – English writer’s drink : GRAVES
4-down – Major character of Shaw, one introduced by two snatches of music : BARBARA
5-down – Coptic bishop books into mutual help organisation : ABBA
6-down – Goliath, ear-bending a saint worshipper : HAGIOLATER
7-down – Risk a section of the church abandoning Latin : CHANCE
13-down – Axon displays cool courage taking roughage : NERVEFIBRE
15-down – Fit revolving stage after lead’s made an exit : PET
17-down – Old foreign coin without a name : ANN
19-down – Tipless battleaxe is my creative way of unfairly favouring allies : CRONYISM
20-down – Rock group’s No 1 passed onto Italian earl : GRANITE
22-down – Zip attached to cooker shade : ORANGE
23-down – End up restricting Sam’s development, creating a bad atmosphere : MIASMA
25-down – City’s abbreviated text breaking agreement : OMSK
26-down – See 2 : BARE
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.