This crossword No. 495 clues and answers were published on Sat 27 Jun 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 495 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Mary O’Hara’s equine friend? : FLICKA
8-across – Angela __, pioneering BBC newsreader : RIPPON
9-across – 1988 biopic of Charlie Parker : BIRD
10-across – __ Ondimba, president of Gabon : ALIBONGO
11-across – US chocolate manufacturer based in Pennsylvania : HERSHEY
13-across – A small utility boat : SKIFF
15-across – Jessica __, actor who won an Oscar for her performance in Blue Sky : LANGE
17-across – Clint Eastwood’s production company : MALPASO
20-across – The first mate of the Pequod in Moby-Dick : STARBUCK
21-across – The capital of Togo : LOME
22-across – The capital of Rwanda : KIGALI
23-across – George Frideric __, composer : HANDEL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – __ Meinhof, journalist and activist : ULRIKE
2-down – Missile used by Saddam Hussein during the first Gulf war : SCUD
3-down – Bob Fosse’s musical based on the experience of Christopher Isherwood : CABARET
4-down – Getafix’s occupation : DRUID
5-down – Boer war battle, for which a stand at Anfield is named : SPIONKOP
6-down – Ken Russell’s film about the last years of Delius : SONGOF
12-down – For whom Malik Bendjelloul searched in 2012? : SUGARMAN
14-down – James Mangold’s 2005 biopic of Johnny Cash : WALKTHE
16-down – __ 8800, one of the earliest microcomputers : ALTAIR
18-down – See 6 : SUMMER
19-down – The object of Winston Smith’s desire in 1984 – until he enters Room 101 : JULIA
21-down – See 14 : LINE
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.