This crossword No. 27657 clues and answers were published on Sat 03 Nov 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 27657 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – A long time undercover : LEONID
4-across – Gypsy chosen to take part in film : PSYCHO
9-across – Shakespeare’s work initially making a comeback : ILYA
10-across – Athlete collapsed on narrow strip : FELLRUNNER
11-across – County boundary area : TAMARA
12-across – Cloth with pattern astrologer first worked out in secret : DEEPLAID
13-across – A fight, not vicious — that’s sweet : ASPARTAME
15-across – Amputee’s situation? : OLEG
16-across – As owned by tiny delivery company? : IVAN
17-across – Remarkably great pics that show extent of the damage : PRICETAGS
21-across – Run indoors to grab good sort of seat : RINGSIDE
22-across – A word that links religious education with me, subjectively : ANDREI
24-across – Pupils I gave dinner to around one in secret : CLASSIFIED
25-across – Tax collectors once full of energy : IGOR
26-across – Spies infiltrating very Liberal party : SOCIAL
27-across – Forbidding alcohol around US university : DMITRY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Language completely covered by networks : LALLANS
2-down – Hence, perhaps, Japanese sailor: his other name is? : OSAKA
3-down – Actually accepting plaster at last for break : INFRACT
5-down – Teacher — homosexual, say : SERGEI
6-down – Like a romantic dinner-dance till shattered : CANDLELIT
7-down – Love writing, but missing a new opportunity : OPENING
8-down – In villa, minder murdered : VLADIMIRLENIN
14-down – It brings relief at one’s rear, say, turning over : ANALGESIC
16-down – Eavesdroppers with silent transport, we hear, heading off : ICICLES
18-down – Autocratic state unknown to interfere with eccentric order : CZARDOM
19-down – Pope’s blood in short supply and in pale shade : GREGORY
20-down – In Scotland, own up pinching gear : NIKITA
23-down – Stop: one son’s missing, I believe : DEIST
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.