Welcome to Prize Crossword No 30,116! Challenge your puzzle-solving skills with this intriguing crossword by downloading the app for a smoother experience or access the puzzle in PDF format. Save your progress automatically as you work through the clues.
Across
9: Rear of a uniform officer handling delivery externally (9 letters)
10: Show up to an adult’s gathering (5 letters)
11: Talent focal point involving piano and scales (7 letters)
12: Fit involving an unconscious encounter (7 letters)
13: An ill-tempered short dog in need of guidance for the community (4 letters)
14: Fraction removed; career mainly at sea referring to an oil worker (10 letters)
15: Troops waiting for reinforcement (7 letters)
17: Sending an electronic message to a dimwit upfront, bleeding (7 letters)
19: Fantastical throne territory encircling a regent, containing a golden item (5, 5 letters)
22: Area similar to Iowa (4 letters)
23: Passageway clogged on the side by a clot (7 letters)
24: Swap an American hawk across a division (7 letters)
26: Inhale fire remnants ultimately via young ones (5 letters)
27: Finally, relay races run for a certain period (5, 4 letters)
Down
1: Open pathway individuals traverse (6, 9 letters)
2: Justification for docking fish on boats (3, 5 letters)
3: Possible response from a burly man to a clergyman (4 letters)
4: Out of passion for a paramour, one’s spouse gets separated (8 letters)
5: Completely pay off a statement (6 letters)
6: General panic encompassing an obstruction (8 letters)
7: Unclothed female conclusively grabs the end of Romeo (6 letters)
8: Primarily calming region treated considerably (8, 7 letters)
16: Repeatedly attempt before the show without the final part of sexual activity (8 letters)
17: Intense sunlight causing fatigue (8 letters)
18: Certainly wearing formal attire (2, 8 letters)
20: Withdraw governance over Sweden (6 letters)
21: Entirely participating in a sport for public viewing (6 letters)
25: Exploded straight into a martial artist (4 letters)
Reporting based on coverage first published by theguardian.com.