This crossword No. 27399 clues and answers were published on Sat 06 Jan 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 27399 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Nurse to show soldiers tablet to arouse : ENERGISE
5-across – In retirement, some staff offering to go away : EFFOFF
9-across – Girl in group to follow one trained to lead : GUIDEDOG
10-across – Disheartened one in mixed school called for attention : COOEED
12-across – Sweep in the morning, empty bags : GAMUT
13-across – Timber 24? : TWOBYFOUR
14-across – Brainless act breaking bit of wind : BASSCLARINET
18-across – Lying bums hide beneath their disguise : FALSEBOTTOMS
21-across – Indian being place with hot produce : SLOTHBEAR
23-across – 6 oddly died on film : VIDEO
24-across – Boxer twice making excuses for failure : ALIBIS
25-across – Strike pay condition making it hard to walk? : CLUBFOOT
26-across – Attempts papers : ESSAYS
27-across – PC getting off cocaine drunk beers in unknown numbers : CYBERSEX
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Take on English date : ENGAGE
2-down – Mystery Machine’s case, again leader lost Shaggy? : ENIGMA
3-down – Serious Daphne essentially missing Scooby-Doo? : GREATDANE
4-down – Meddling kids initially snoop, eh? Most plausible : SMOOTHSPOKEN
6-down – Rear characters in Scooby-Doo following one that likes to eat : FOODY
7-down – Private 11? : ONETOONE
8-down – Ally of Freddie regularly dropped charge : FEDERATE
11-down – Firm left recent meeting in a way that’s subsidiary : COLLATERALLY
15-down – Terrible bore, Velma can be detached : REMOVABLE
16-down – Bad leg not visible during play : OFFSTAGE
17-down – They could be vacant females taking debauched one inside? : FLOOSIES
19-down – Horrid Scrappy-Doo is taking a turn : ODIOUS
20-down – Top layer runs into bed with old lover : CORTEX
22-down – Terrifying Shaggy : HAIRY
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.