This crossword No. 565 clues and answers were published on Sat 30 Oct 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 565 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
6-across – Name given to the killing of demonstrators in Manchester on 16 August 1819 : PETERLOO
7-across – 2001 sci-fi film starring Kevin Spacey : KPAX
8-across – City in western Ukraine : LVIV
9-across – A construction designed to impress dignitaries – while disguising a less palatable truth : POTEMKIN
10-across – Alistair Horne’s history of the Algerian war, 1954-1962 : ASAVAGE
12-across – See 10 : WAROF
14-across – See 10 : PEACE
16-across – See 9 : VILLAGE
19-across – A drink made from pureed fruit or vegetables : SMOOTHIE
20-across – See 21 : COLE
21-across – Manchester United striker during their 1999 treble-winning season : ANDY
22-across – Jacob __, leader of the House of Commons : REESMOGG
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Rachel __, shadow chancellor : REEVES
2-down – Abbreviation used for diesel fuel for road vehicles : DERV
3-down – French expression meaning in the know : ÀLAPAGE
4-down – Coffeehouse chain founded in 1971 : COSTA
5-down – Scorsese film from 1995 starring Sharon Stone and Robert De Niro : CASINO
7-down – The full name of Kipling’s hero in his 1901 novel about the Great Game : KIMBALL
11-down – Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar : VICTORY
13-down – The pseudonym of the crossword setter D S Macnutt : XIMENES
15-down – __ Holmes, former presenter of GMTV and This Morning : EAMONN
17-down – Acronym for penal colonies derived from the Russian for chief camp administration : GULAGS
18-down – See 7 : OHARA
20-down – Alpine lake in northern Italy : COMO
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.