The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 451 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 451 clues and answers were published on Sat 24 Aug 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 451 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-across__ Rodwell, Coronation Street character played by Helen Worth : GAIL
3-acrossWogan __, the only member of the Communist Party to have sat in the House of Lords : PHILIPPS
9-acrossNile port known for its eponymous ‘Stone’ : ROSETTA
10-acrossSite of the 11 that ended the Crimean War : PARIS
11-acrossInternational conference that shaped Europe following the Napoleonic Wars : CONGRESS
12-acrossUS tennis ball manufacturer : PENN
14-across__ 11, party once led by Mahatma Gandhi : INDIAN
16-acrossSite of the 11 following the Russ-Turkish was of 1877-1888 : BERLIN
19-acrossEgyptian city at the southern end of its eponymous canal : SUEZ
20-acrossSee 11 : OFVIENNA
23-acrossFormer Portuguese colony in southern China : MACAU
24-acrossJapanese atoll, the scene of fierce fighting in 1945 : IWOJIMA
25-acrossSee 14 : NATIONAL
26-acrossThe mother of life, in Greek mythology : GAIA

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Henryk __, Polish composer whose Symphony No. 3 gained worldwide popularity : GORECKI
2-down – Henrik __, Norwegian playwright whose works include A Doll’s House : IBSEN
4-down – Patty __, who was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army in 1974 : HEARST
5-down – Law enforcement agency popularised in the TV series Dragnet : LAPD
6-down – Henry __, English composer of Baroque music : PURCELL
7-down – The name given to the Queen’s first corgi : SUSAN
8-down – Who, according to Bowie, was ‘waiting in the sky’? : STARMAN
13-down – Military smock favoured by the Parachute Regiment during World War II : DENISON
15-down – Barracks in Surrey in the headlines following a number of deaths between 1995 and 2002 : DEEPCUT
17-down – Waterfalls on the US – Canada border : NIAGARA
18-down – Roman province set up after the defeat of Carthage in 146 BC : AFRICA
19-down – Carly __, singer whose hits include You’re So Vain : SIMON
21-down – The Nigerian currency : NAIRA
22-down – 2011 movie by Martin Scorsese : HUGO

This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.

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