This crossword No. 571 clues and answers were published on Sat 11 Dec 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 571 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Devonshire abbey known for its fortified wine : BUCKFAST
8-across – Industrial region of western Germany : RUHR
9-across – Wendy __ OBE, poet who imagined making cocoa for Kingsley Amis? : COPE
10-across – Light ships developed by the Portuguese in the 15th century : CARAVELS
11-across – Mollusc known in South African as perlemoen : ABALONE
13-across – The object of Carrie Bradshaw’s affections? : MRBIG
15-across – Linda __, US civil servant who befriended Monica Lewinsky : TRIPP
17-across – See 21 : STRAUSS
20-across – J D __, author of The Catcher in the Rye : SALINGER
21-across – Cricketer’s wife in whose name the Lord’s ground “goes red” once a year : RUTH
23-across – Joan __, Spanish surrealist : MIRO
24-across – City known as the Arab capital of Israel : NAZARETH
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Greek anise aperitif : OUZO
2-down – Historic library in Perth, Scotland : AKBELL
3-down – Engineer who received the first transatlantic radio signal on 12 December 1901 : MARCONI
4-down – Kenneth __, independent counsel central to the Clinton impeachment : STARR
5-down – Sky presenter and former head of the Commission for Racial Equality : TREVOR
6-down – See 5 : PHILLIPS
12-down – See 18 : BOREALIS
14-down – Stage name of Michael Owuo Jr : STORMZY
16-down – Agatha Christie character who has been played by John Malkovich and David Suchet : POIROT
18-down – Astral phenomenon also known as the northern lights : AURORA
19-down – Type of aunt who might be found on the pages of a tabloid newspaper? : AGONY
22-down – The nomme de guerre of Josip Broz? : TITO
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.