This crossword No. 27962 clues and answers were published on Sat 26 Oct 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 27962 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Reject hard line taken in deal : THROWOUT
9-across – Guide well short of capital : USHER
10-across – Expensive footballer, a fair whack? : HIGH
11-across – Members affected by this blow, a thousand perceived the wrong way : KNOCKKNEES
12-across – Beat meat, just cut : HAMMER
14-across – A suspicious device packed with explosive gas carried out : ACHIEVED
15-across – Money once invested in extreme elements of execrable school : EDUCATE
17-across – See 10 : STRIKER
20-across – Honeysuckle left suspended, getting half of rain : LONICERA
22-across – Effin’ Jeffrey Archer novel? : LORDOF
23-across – Parting words making Oates laugh : HASTALUEGO
24-across – Piece: one nailed by fiddle : COIN
25-across – Cotton reels I lost, some rolling over : LISLE
26-across – Love poem about heart in euphoria, might Oxford get into it? : OVERSHOE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Finch finally back with swallows in country : THAILAND
2-down – Gravy: cook put a sock in it : DOSH
3-down – See 24 : WORKER
4-down – Affected country, one sat upon : OTTOMAN
5-down – Money stolen, lead fired : BUCKSHOT
6-down – Light fluffy rice inspiring old maestro : CHANDELIER
7-down – Current activity that’s unproblematic : BREEZE
13-down – See 19 : MACKINTOSH
16-down – See 22 across : THEFLIES
18-down – Buttonholing doctor, notice awfully sad face? : EMOTICON
19-down – Showman: Tory wet repelled by one : CAMERON
21-down – Old people welcoming end of political authority : ORACLE
22-down – Eye dish : LOOKER
24-down – Beauty bedding a fit provider of social service : CASE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.