This crossword No. 742 clues and answers were published on Sat 29 Mar 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 742 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
6-across – The Albanian capital : TIRANA
7-across – One who flew too close to the sun? : ICARUS
9-across – Winner of the 2025 Oscar for best director for 8 : SEAN
10-across – Stock exchange index of 30 of the US’s leading companies : DOWJONES
11-across – Henry __,protagonist of The Red Badge of Courage : FLEMING
13-across – See 9 : BAKER
15-across – Adrien __,winner of the 2025 Oscar for best actor : BRODY
17-across – See 19 Down : MADISON
20-across – Grammy-winning song from 2007 by Kanye West : GOODLIFE
21-across – Unit used to estimate cloud cover,equal to one eighth of the sky : OKTA
23-across – Robinson __,much filmed adventure story by Daniel Defoe : CRUSOE
24-across – Wild cat native to Central America and the Caribbean : OCELOT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – County on the northern shore of the Forth : FIFE
2-down – Wine bottle holding 1.5 litres : MAGNUM
3-down – Zoe __,2025 Oscar winner for best actress in a supporting role : SALDANA
4-down – Zambian city at the heart of the Copperbelt : KITWE
5-down – Freudian concept known in German as Über-Ich : SUPEREGO
8-down – Winner of the 2025 Oscar for best picture : ANORA
12-down – Another nautical term for the port side : LARBOARD
14-down – Peninsula extending in an arc from south-east Massachusetts : CAPECOD
16-down – Anneliese __,cabinet minister who resigned over cuts to the aid budget : DODDS
18-down – In Shakespeare’s play,the daughter of Cymbeline : IMOGEN
19-down – Winner of the 2025 Oscar for best actress : MIKEY
22-down – Ancient city in what is now Turkey : TROY
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.