This crossword No. 28404 clues and answers were published on Sat 27 Mar 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 28404 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Name-dropping singer covers half of aria he scored manually : MARADONA
9-across – It’s used to cook proper cuts evenly : PRIMUS
10-across – A bit dirty, caught in some light : RACY
11-across – Enjoy following sweet scent : AFTERSHAVE
12-across – Amazing score Tchaikovsky’s beginning — it may take your breath away! : CORSET
14-across – Computing bores rarely represented in books : LITERARY
15-across – Welcomed in dugout, a venerable English scorer : TAVENER
17-across – Score that’s zero for golfer : SCRATCH
20-across – What sewer did in street caused irritation : STITCHED
22-across – Score from one of the 19 backing officer : RESULT
23-across – What could make us calmer is a worldly notion : SECULARISM
24-across – Top scorer : BEST
25-across – What 8 and 24 put on vessel about to set off : STRIPS
26-across – Spooner’s to stuff seamen in transport : TRAMCARS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – He often scored century, like a star : CASANOVA
2-down – Scores piece, finale from Debussy : MANY
3-down – He rapidly scored a second, with variable skill : MOZART
4-down – Wearing old hat, perform material : TACTILE
5-down – Theatrical love movie set around eastern desert : OPERATIC
6-down – Shows impatience, admitting tramp doesn’t know the score? : SIGHTREADS
7-down – Create a vibrato effect as part of a score : QUAVER
13-down – Score synthetic meth and use thus : SHEETMUSIC
16-down – Tries to cut peonies periodically put in black vehicle : ENHEARSE
18-down – Composed score without previous blemish : COLDSORE
19-down – They try to score total: it’s divided by a hundred : ADDICTS
21-down – Score which is doubled in cricket : TWENTY
22-down – French scorer has butter and drink at home : RAMEAU
24-down – Set of loaves? With no time, he produced scores : BACH
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.