This crossword No. 429 clues and answers were published on Sat 23 Mar 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 429 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – The second self? : ALTEREGO
8-across – Units of measurement, roughly the length of a human arm : ELLS
9-across – Children’s TV series whose characters include Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch : SESAME
10-across – See 9 : STREET
11-across – John __, British explorer and the first European to reach Lake Victoria : SPEKE
13-across – Children’s books and TV series named for its hero, Horatio : CAPTAIN
15-across – See 13 : PUGWASH
17-across – Ralph __, US campaigner and frequent presidential candidate : NADER
20-across – Venetian bridge over the Grand Canal : RIALTO
21-across – Children’s TV series whose stars included Chris Tarrant and Sally James : TISWAS
23-across – Poem by 24 which begins, ‘Come to me in the silence of the night…’ : ECHO
24-across – Christina Georgina __, poet whose works include 23 : ROSSETTI
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Children’s TV series first presented by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams : BLUE
2-down – New York’s third airport? : NEWARK
3-down – See 1 : PETER
4-down – East German city where allied leaders met in July 1945 : POTSDAM
5-down – The capital of Lebanon : BEIRUT
6-down – Section of Africa’s longest river which rises in Lake Tana : BLUENILE
12-down – Former England footballer who won 53 caps from 1992-2000 : PAULINCE
14-down – Artist known for his paintings of industrial Lancashire : LSLOWRY
16-down – Fay __, author whose works include The Life and Loves of a She-Devil : WELDON
18-down – Cassandra __, painter and elder sister of the more famous Jane : AUSTEN
19-down – The East German secret police : STASI
22-down – CGI animated film starring Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Jennifer Lopez and many others : ANTZ
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.