This crossword No. 580 clues and answers were published on Sat 19 Feb 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 580 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
6-across – Astrological time which dawned in Hair : AGEOFAQUARIUS
8-across – Macedonian king who conquered much of Asia Minor : ALEXANDER
9-across – See 8 : THE
11-across – 1997 movie based on an 1839 slave mutiny : AMISTAD
13-across – See 8 : GREAT
16-across – Dame Jessica __-Hill, heptathlete : ENNIS
17-across – Yorkshire town associated with the Brontë sisters : HAWORTH
19-across – What was on, according to the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack : THE
21-across – Grape variety also known as primitivo : ZINFANDEL
24-across – What might proverbially be spoken in jest? : MANYATRUEWORD
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Jamie __, professional name of Eric Bishop : FOXX
2-down – 1988 Oscar-winning movie starring Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman : RAINMAN
3-down – WH __, poet whose works include Funeral Blues : AUDEN
4-down – Dr __, professional name of Andre Young : DRE
5-down – A category of Scottish hills devised by Andrew Dempster : HUGH
7-down – Emma __, US anarchist : GOLDMAN
10-down – Jason’s ship? : ARGO
12-down – Branch of Islam associated with Iran : SHIA
14-down – Another name for the aardvark : ANTBEAR
15-down – Arthur __, prime minister 1902-1905 : BALFOUR
18-down – Nought to __, common performance measure in the car industry : SIXTY
20-down – See 19 Across : HEAT
22-down – Type of salamander, the adult version of an eft : NEWT
23-down – Tipple favoured by good old boys, according to Don McLean? : RYE
This crossword has in total 24 where 10 are across and 14 are down.