This crossword No. 27274 clues and answers were published on Sat 12 Aug 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 27274 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Passed round communists, reactionary and twisted : DISTORTED
6-across – Put money away but deliver fancy vase : SAVE
8-across – Winner by a nose: pig out on this? : VICTORIA
9-across – See 8 : SPONGE
10-across – Slight addendum for drinks : SLURPS
11-across – Tools that could make us listen : UTENSILS
12-across – It makes you sick to see ice cap melting : IPECAC
15-across – Augustus returns to besiege Italian city, as sewers working : SUTURING
16-across – Very French to approve sin : TRESPASS
19-across – Quiz programme ends with: Set up secret recipe for pancakes : CREPES
21-across – Sprinkled on the middle of pizzas left parched outside : DRIZZLED
22-across – Scrambled egg in a biological process : AGEING
24-across – Richard heard of cheap goods order : DIKTAT
25-across – By stripping, tempt that jerk to become forceful : EMPHATIC
26-across – Man possibly read out passage : ISLE
27-across – Axes elm tree that’s crooked to a large extent : EXTREMELY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Exercise monkey but not man : DRILL
2-down – Mocking report that’s highly sexed : SATYRIC
3-down – Scary creatures arising from lesser gods : OGRES
4-down – Teaching only half 20s China : TEACUPS
5-down – Suffering indigestion when extremely dirty and contaminated apple core eaten : DYSPEPTIC
6-down – Champion trail around the poles : SPONSOR
7-down – Unofficial law enforcer poet from Rome right away topped one from Florence : VIGILANTE
13-down – Primarily people of rank artist represented here : PORTRAITS
14-down – See 22 down : CHARLOTTE
17-down – See 19 : SUZETTE
18-down – Most blue West End seats not left first : SADDEST
20-down – Up at 11, almost out : ELEVATE
22-down – Strange place, with pet eating tart for dessert : APPLE
23-down – Curious about Philistine being rowdy : NOISY
This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.