The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 503 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 503 clues and answers were published on Sat 22 Aug 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 503 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


7-acrossSee 10 : OCASIO
8-acrossFirst of The Inheritance Cycle novels by Christopher Paolini : ERAGON
9-acrossFounder, with Andreas Baader, of the German Red Army Faction : GUDRUNENSSLIN
10-acrossThe representative for New York’s 14th congressional district : ALEXANDRIA
13-acrossFormer Chelsea footballer who has played for both Brazil and Spain : DIEGOCOSTA
17-acrossThe prime minister of New Zealand : JACINDAARDERN
19-acrossProject __, the US programme to put a man on the moon in the 1960s : APOLLO
20-acrossSee 10 : CORTEZ

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Marshall __, Canadian philosopher credited with the phrase, the global village : MCLUHAN
2-down – Country known in Russian as the CCCP : USSR
3-down – __-Herzegovina, Balkan country, capital Sarajevo : BOSNIA
4-down – __ Brezhnev, former leader of 2 : LEONID
5-down – Chinese garments favoured by supporters of the Communist Party after the civil war : MAOSUITS
6-down – David __, aka Ziggy Stardust : BOWIE
11-down – Python who always looks on the bright side of life? : ERICIDLE
12-down – RAF jet capable of near-vertical take off : HARRIER
14-down – The first given name of George Osborne? : GIDEON
15-down – Tom __, author of Clear and Present Danger : CLANCY
16-down – City at one end of the Tamiami Trail : TAMPA
18-down – River in Devon giving its name to the moor where it starts and the mouth where it reaches the sea : DART

This crossword has in total 20 where 8 are across and 12 are down.

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