This crossword No. 27728 clues and answers were published on Sat 26 Jan 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 27728 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – 12 more Spaniards ate crackers : DRAMATIS
9-across – It’s not entirely lost on guest speaker : TONGUE
10-across – Shortage in change? Absolutely! : AMEN
11-across – Possums say Paul is off on another planet : MARSUPIALS
12-across – Characters listed in play : TILDES
14-across – Cover a municipal role : CAPACITY
15-across – See 23 : CHICKEN
17-across – Extend length of bird : STRETCH
20-across – Gun-toting kid somewhere on an island : YARMOUTH
22-across – Reason sensation happening : WITHIT
23-across – Dish, one quaking at the prospect of investiture? : CORONATION
24-across – Stalemate followed by defeats, officially stop game : DRAW
25-across – Diamonds in cargo, oddly, for Roman consul : CICERO
26-across – See 7 : PERSONAE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Search bottom parts, unattractive : FRUMPISH
2-down – Sign form, seen regularly : OMEN
3-down – See 24 across : STUMPS
4-down – Actress ultimately given daffy part as tramp : STRUMPET
5-down – Unwise to move since tired : INDISCREET
6-down – 15, something to do with a fast one, say? : PULLET
8-down – Tidy wood : SPRUCE
13-down – Broke down, having erased scores, might you say? : DECOMPOSED
16-down – Sovereign inspiring couple to catch lion, say, for master : EDUCATOR
18-down – Hit before lunch, perhaps with a new ball : CHINAMAN
19-down – Sixties’ model losing weight, tiny little thing : SHRIMP
21-down – Lovely person — who’s teaching Oxbridge students? : ADONIS
22-down – Get to taste bitter : WINTRY
24-down – Abandon GP and surgery : DROP
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.