This crossword No. 28440 clues and answers were published on Sat 08 May 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 28440 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Poet feeding rats to damsel in distress : MASEFIELD
6-across – 3 reciting poem? : RIME
8-across – Target for lion, perhaps, little creature has run off with another : ANTELOPE
9-across – Some words nippers read out? : CLAUSE
10-across – John Betjeman’s third poet recalled : TOILET
11-across – Agree to protect tease — in the family way? : TRIBALLY
12-across – Work late? Male hasn’t finished, certainly : STAYUP
15-across – Poet ready to break Swiss dish : ROSSETTI
16-across – Direction taken by writer in contribution to discussion? : PENNORTH
19-across – Bum touring new French city : NANTES
21-across – A new rake in motion, stir again : REAWAKEN
22-across – Remain with server in shop : BETRAY
24-across – Poet, Tennyson’s subject under discussion? : BROOKE
25-across – Poet in denial reviewing retrospective : VERLAINE
26-across – Issue: point overturned : EMIT
27-across – Demanding different results, serious failings initially concealed : STRESSFUL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Poet in squalor, number coming up : MUNRO
2-down – Book Scottish island up for poet : SHELLEY
3-down – Puncturing endless drivel, singular poet : FROST
4-down – Person choosing a little carrot, celery going the wrong way : ELECTOR
5-down – Eye issue limiting in poet : DICKINSON
6-down – Local interest in airline a monarch set up : REALALE
7-down – Paul’s locked in 10s unfortunately — seasonal hang-up? : MISTLETOE
13-down – Whistler carried by doddery mother out of that place : THEREFROM
14-down – Birds hearing poet who jumps from planes? : PARAKEETS
17-down – Novel closer for poet : NEWBOLT
18-down – After U-turn, minister working well in house : HANOVER
20-down – Absolutely ludicrously hot inside pastry that’s flipped over : NOTHALF
22-down – Poet takes Browning too far? : BURNS
23-down – Classic year incomplete, end of April void : ANNUL
This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.