This crossword No. 353 clues and answers were published on Sat 07 Oct 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 353 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Term used by Hitchcock for a device which serves only to advance the plot of a film : MACGUFFIN
6-across – German licence fee funded broadcaster : ARD
8-across – Savoury drink made of yoghurt and spices : LASSI
9-across – Romance by Sir Walter Scott, subtitled A Tale of Flodden Field : MARMION
10-across – Jerry’s ex in Seinfeld? : ELAINE
11-across – Remote section of California coastline south of Carmel : BIGSUR
14-across – US printmaker known for her pioneering use of silkscreen : ELIZABETHOLDS
17-across – Unit of currency in Malawi and Zambia : KWACHA
18-across – See 1 Down : FALCON
21-across – Karen’s maid in Will & Grace? : ROSARIO
23-across – Rene __, actor who starred in Get Shorty and The Thomas Crown Affair : RUSSO
24-across – A school of Buddhism : ZEN
25-across – A village in Lincolnshire – or an 1844 novel by Disraeli? : CONINGSBY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – The __, standard example of a 1 Across in the novel by Dashiell Hammett : MALTESE
2-down – Country bordered by Nicaragua and Panama : COSTARICA
3-down – __ Station, the main railway terminus in Washington DC – and Los Angeles : UNION
4-down – US disaster management agency : FEMA
5-down – Norfolk city : NORWICH
6-down – Monica __, author of Brick Lane : ALI
7-down – 1982 comedy written and directed by Barry Levinson : DINER
12-down – Lung disease once known as potter’s rot : SILICOSIS
13-down – Nickname given to Britain’s one-time favourite carp? : BEN
15-down – The official language of Ethiopia : AMHARIC
16-down – Japanese whisky advertised by Bill Murray in Lost in Translation : SUNTORY
17-down – The protagonist of Heart of Darkness? : KURTZ
19-down – City on the Ohio and Erie Canal : AKRON
20-down – The former capital of West Germany : BONN
22-down – See 13 : SON
This crossword has in total 28 where 13 are across and 15 are down.