This crossword No. 444 clues and answers were published on Sat 06 Jul 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 444 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – David __, magician : BLAINE
8-across – Evening meal to end the fast during Ramadan : IFTAR
9-across – One of three weapons used in modern fencing : EPEE
10-across – City in northern Israel : NAZARETH
11-across – Member of the 14th century religious reform movement led by John Wycliffe : LOLLARD
13-across – The capital of Belarus : MINSK
15-across – Port city on Honshu : OSAKA
17-across – A word much loved by crossword setters? : ANAGRAM
19-across – Another name for black treacle : MOLASSES
21-across – The Irish parliament : DAIL
22-across – Pre-dawn meal during Ramadan : SUHUR
23-across – Author of pulp fiction including Get Shorty : ELMORE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Syrian city, once its largest : ALEPPO
2-down – Dad’s Army character whose identity is accidentally revealed by Captain Mainwaring : PIKE
3-down – See 23 Across : LEONARD
4-down – Cameron __, star of Charlie’s Angels : DIAZ
5-down – Norway’s parliament : STORTING
6-down – Marcus __, Caesar’s assassin : BRUTUS
12-down – India’s parliament : LOKSABHA
14-down – Israel’s parliament : KNESSET
16-down – Name given to the Nike logo : SWOOSH
18-down – Bee farm : APIARY
20-down – Channel Island in two parts, Greater and Little : SARK
21-down – A Russian parliament : DUMA
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.