This crossword No. 27693 clues and answers were published on Sat 15 Dec 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 27693 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Setter’s right out of sweetener for drink : IMBIBE
4-across – Stole back to cover a quarrel : FRACAS
9-across – Green with envy welcoming press people of stature at match : ENVIRONMENTALLY
10-across – Say nothing : OBJECT
11-across – Within that location round Maidenhead you’ll find an instrument : THEREMIN
12-across – Danger across the Channel, I send up love first : JEOPARDY
14-across – See 23 : SHOWER
15-across – Wrap organs for transplantation : SARONG
18-across – A plea for help to secure finest material : ASBESTOS
21-across – See 9 : FRIENDLY
22-across – Butchers grill Aberdeen cattle topsides and rumps : GLANCE
24-across – A sweet complexion : PEACHESANDCREAM
25-across – Lead up the garden path in Giverny of 8, so to speak : DELUDE
26-across – Prepared to ride topless in a confused state : ADDLED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – For a start, noblesse oblige is violated and that’s disgraceful : IGNOBLE
2-down – Barks heard and almost felt : BAIZE
3-down – I don’t approve of this rest treatment as a provider of energy : BOOSTER
5-down – They are found in the belfry, same as dead : RINGERS
6-down – Blokes take a long time gathering right gooseberries : CHAPERONS
7-down – A bit postmenopausal, tired and cross : SALTIRE
8-down – Sexy dog as a substitute for old lover? That’s obscene : SMUTTY
13-down – Frenchman’s confirmed short visit : PROVENCAL
16-down – Dimwit hairy chef made to strip : AIRHEAD
17-down – Real blessing for D? : GODSEND
18-down – Regardless of 5th Avenue? : ANYWAY
19-down – Father under secure hospital in the city : BAGHDAD
20-down – Source of fruit or veg : ORCHARD
23-down – How reprisal affected Mayflower’s precursor? : APRIL
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.