This crossword No. 27058 clues and answers were published on Sat 03 Dec 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 27058 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Bird, passionate duck : FLAMINGO
9-across – Cardinal from Brisbane perhaps, a gas : OZONE
10-across – Not many to speak of, what a relief! : PHEW
11-across – Respond to baroque around entrance to manor, reflecting the very latest styles : POSTMODERN
12-across – Lark catching worm, finally — being intent, did you say? : CAMPER
14-across – Disheartened lady behind queen in Mary, oddly courteous : MANNERLY
15-across – Shag caught countless oysters, initially behind boat at sea : TOBACCO
17-across – Cuckoo shaggers : BONKERS
20-across – Excessively large priest in decline, unfortunately born for eating? : ABNORMAL
22-across – Well-groomed tree : SPRUCE
23-across – Coffee-maker doctoring report about drink : PERCOLATOR
24-across – Swift feeding off a starling : FAST
25-across – Modern imagery around gold, a royal favourite? : CORGI
26-across – Embarrassing slips, as endless agony compounded among birds : OWNGOALS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Chapel organ eventually starts after arrangement for a song : ELCHEAPO
2-down – Seagull’s after small duck : SMEW
3-down – Bird first to reveal concealed assailant : SNIPER
4-down – Swallow, bird coming up after rook and gull, say? : CONSUME
5-down – Mark here, Don elsewhere, as soldier : COMMANDO
6-down – Bird, one kissing the driver? : WOODPECKER
7-down – Parrot possibly genuine, though not a bird : PETREL
13-down – Piece of music, prosaic one jazzed up : PIANOSCORE
16-down – Change around a switch in lamp to see rail or grouse? : COMPLAIN
18-down – Mythical bird talks outrageously, coarse stuff : ROCKSALT
19-down – Gannet left to fill stomach with a lot : GLUTTON
21-down – Fracture in bone, one’s not required to stretch : BREACH
22-down – Quail bone adorning one king and another : SHRINK
24-down – Turkey farm’s prime cut : FLOP
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.