This crossword No. 475 clues and answers were published on Sat 08 Feb 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 475 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
6-across – John Cooper __, poet : CLARKE
7-across – See 9 : HUNGRY
9-across – How Eric Carle diagnosed his caterpillar? : VERY
11-across – A type of sabre : CUTLASS
12-across – The lover of Aphrodite : ADONIS
14-across – Peaceful king of England, AD 959-975 : EDGAR
16-across – The 23 of Stephen King’s mile? : GREEN
17-across – Piper Kerman’s new black? : ORANGE
20-across – Nathaniel Hawthorne’s letter; Baroness Orczy’s pimpernel? : SCARLET
21-across – __ Munchetty, BBC presenter : NAGA
23-across – The __, Rose Tremain’s 2003 novel : COLOUR
24-across – Old name for a tunic or outer petticoat : KIRTLE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – The 23 of Anne Tyler’s thread? : BLUE
2-down – Anne Brontë’s Agnes? : GREY
3-down – Ponte __, Florentine landmark : VECCHIO
4-down – The 23 of Jack London’s wolf-dog? : WHITE
5-down – Australian city, the capital of Queensland : BRISBANE
8-down – __ FC, football club that is familiar to readers of Private Eye : NEASDEN
10-down – Orhan Pamuk’s name; John Steinbeck’s pony? : RED
12-down – When Louis XV is said to have anticipated le déluge : APRÈSMOI
13-down – Herb sometimes known as wild marjoram : OREGANO
15-down – Lev Bronstein’s prison guard – and nom de guerre? : TROTSKY
18-down – State on the southwestern coast of India : GOA
19-down – Irish county; Cambridge college : CLARE
21-down – Roman emperor, AD 54 – 68 : NERO
22-down – Tartt’s _finch, Fleming’s _finger? : GOLD
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.