This crossword No. 406 clues and answers were published on Sat 13 Oct 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 406 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Raul __ Cuban leader : CASTRO
8-across – Medical term for the human armpit : AXILLA
9-across – Paul __, former England football captain : INCE
10-across – Lighthouse southwest of the Scilly Isles : WOLFROCK
11-across – Ancient Greek name for the lands north of the Black Sea : SCYTHIA
13-across – __ Agassi, tennis champion : ANDRE
15-across – A card of elevated status in a trick-taking game : TRUMP
17-across – Hot dry Mediterranean wind, usually blowing from the south east : SIROCCO
20-across – Entrepreneur known for creating Tesla cars : ELONMUSK
21-across – See 4 Down : ROAD
23-across – New York basketball team : KNICKS
24-across – See 6 Down : AVENUE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – 1920 novel by Sinclair Lewis set in Gopher Prairie, Minnesota : MAIN
2-down – See 1 : STREET
3-down – Founding member and rhythm guitarist for the Grateful Dead : BOBWEIR
4-down – The 1 2 in West Belfast? : FALLS
5-down – Beeban __, OBE, director of Oranges are not the Only Fruit and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason : KIDRON
6-down – Market 2 in Brixton, south London that was the first not to need gas lights? : ELECTRIC
12-down – Cardiff 2 known as Chippy Lane : CAROLINE
14-down – George __, Mr Darcy’s troublesome ward in Pride and Prejudice : WICKHAM
16-down – Sovereign country on the French Riviera : MONACO
18-down – Edna __, author of The Country Girls : OBRIEN
19-down – Member of Rwanda’s minority ethnic group : TUTSI
22-down – River forming, in part, the border between Russia and China : AMUR
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.