This crossword No. 27968 clues and answers were published on Sat 02 Nov 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 27968 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Tommy’s one holding sway over quiet period : ROCKOPERA
10-across – Stars taking part in noteworthy drama : HYDRA
11-across – Pygmalion’s work put away during social event : GALATEA
12-across – Giant encyclopedias omitting various parts of Aeneid : CYCLOPS
13-across – Hoard cents and yen : CACHE
14-across – Pale individual in police department put off : POSTPONED
16-across – Sit in a hot gloomy complex composing tales : MYTHOLOGISATION
19-across – Short piece about fuel returns in old sporting venue : COLOSSEUM
21-across – Woman’s accepting order for old author : HOMER
22-across – Corner used to be hard for bunk : HOGWASH
23-across – Film game broadcast over part of Italy once : ETRURIA
24-across – Right way back from waste processors : RENAL
25-across – Deceptive foreign articles had inspiring name : UNDERHAND
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Like Beckett’s work to Mike, inhaling smoke in retreat : TRAGICOMIC
2-down – Cecil is crazy, beginning to talk Latin, that is : SCILICET
3-down – Daring copper ignoring melancholy : BOTTLE
4-down – Rhea’s product, literally : HERA
5-down – Such vanity, writing about lying under daffodils! : NARCISSISM
6-down – Hummus maker, rustic wearing fancy cape : CHICKPEA
7-down – Setter’s in a tuxedo, performing for neighbour : ADJOIN
8-down – Regularly miss receiving a Republican’s spoils : MARS
14-down – He was bound to rock expert writer on the Guardian : PROMETHEUS
15-down – They’re used after passing entrance deck about noon : DONORCARDS
17-down – Old boys reportedly get to grips with a problem : OBSTACLE
18-down – Evil overcomes leader of Titans, like all the gods : IMMORTAL
20-down – What banks do about, for instance, celebrity : LEGEND
21-down – Dash to besiege Arab capital : HARARE
22-down – Old king doesn’t finish idol : HERO
23-down – Collection of old poems mostly summed up : EDDA
This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.