This crossword No. 538 clues and answers were published on Sat 24 Apr 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 538 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Palestinian city south of Jerusalem : HEBRON
8-across – Cocktail whose main ingredients are rum and Curaçao : MAITAI
9-across – Singer whose hits include Castle on the Hill : ED
10-across – US region that includes Rhode Island and New Hampshire : NEWENGLAND
11-across – See 9 : SHEERAN
13-across – Denise __, heptathlete and broadcaster : LEWIS
15-across – Canadian rapper whose albums include Nothing Was the Same : DRAKE
17-across – Pseudonym of the crossword setter D.S. Macnutt : XIMENES
19-across – __ Pankhurst, suffragette and daughter of Emmeline : CHRISTABEL
21-across – __ Konta, tennis player : JO
22-across – Airline and flag carrier of the UAE : ETIHAD
23-across – The capital of the Bahamas : NASSAU
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – John __, author of Ten Days that Shook the World : REED
2-down – Ariana __, singer whose hits include Thank U, Next : GRANDE
3-down – The __, bestselling book by Raymond Briggs : SNOWMAN
4-down – Country bordered by Yemen and the UAE : OMAN
5-down – Singer whose hits include No Time to Die : BILLIE
6-down – Louis __, poet who wrote Autumn Journal : MACNEICE
12-down – Japanese emperor 1926-1989 : HIROHITO
14-down – The __ Theory, sitcom starring Kaley Cuoco : BIGBANG
16-down – Eric __, author of Lassie Come Home : KNIGHT
18-down – See 5 : EILISH
20-down – The sea is calm tonight / The __ is full… Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold : TIDE
21-down – Family at the heart of Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath : JOAD
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.