This crossword No. 717 clues and answers were published on Sat 05 Oct 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 717 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – French prime minister appointed September 2024 : MICHEL
8-across – __ Brezhnev, Soviet leader 1964-1982 : LEONID
9-across – Susannah __, actor remembered for They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? : YORK
10-across – See 24 : SUNSHINE
11-across – 7/17’s predecessor in the role : GABRIEL
13-across – See 11 : ATTAL
15-across – Twyla __, choreographer : THARP
17-across – See 7 : BARNIER
20-across – Controversial owner of X : ELONMUSK
21-across – See 24 : MISS
23-across – Cultural exhibition held every two years in Italy : VENICE
24-across – 2006 comedy for which Abigail Breslin was nominated for an Oscar : LITTLE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Pejorative term for Republicans deemed insufficiently ideologically aligned : RINO
2-down – Member of a religious sect known for their minimalist furniture designs : SHAKER
3-down – Dramatic monologue by Tennyson beginning, “It little profits that an idle king … ” : ULYSSES
4-down – __ Close, actor who won a Golden Globe for her performance in The Wife : GLENN
5-down – Movie in which Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire danced cheek to cheek? : TOPHAT
6-down – See 23 Across : BIENNALE
12-down – Greek hero who slew Hector at the gates of Troy : ACHILLES
14-down – Elizabeth __, Victorian biographer : GASKELL
16-down – Ian __, author of the Rebus novels : RANKIN
18-down – Scottish slang for a fool : NUMPTY
19-down – W.H. __, poet whose works included Funeral Blues : AUDEN
22-down – Jonas __, developer of the first polio vaccine : SALK
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.