This crossword No. 587 clues and answers were published on Sat 09 Apr 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 587 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
6-across – Name by which Chennai was once known : MADRAS
8-across – Fernando __, F1 driver and former champion : ALONSO
9-across – See 4 Down : GRAY
10-across – Jewish school for study of the Talmud and the Torah : YESHIVA
11-across – Little __, area of New York bordered by Tribeca and SoHo : ITALY
13-across – Spice Girls’ debut single : WANNABE
15-across – The name by which Asterix knew Paris? : LUTETIA
17-across – Lee __, author of the Jack Reacher novels : CHILD
20-across – 1819 novel by Walter Scott : IVANHOE
21-across – Individual whose progress was recorded by Hogarth? : RAKE
23-across – Nigel __, actor who played Neil in The Young Ones : PLANER
24-across – Kamala __, US vice president : HARRIS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Roseanne __, US comedian : BARR
2-down – Ancient county of western Scotland : ARGYLL
3-down – Caramel, nougat and chocolate confectionery created in Slough in 1932 : MARSBAR
4-down – Oscar Wilde’s narcissist : DORIAN
5-down – City once known as Constantinople : ISTANBUL
7-down – The river between Earth and the underworld in Greek mythology : STYX
12-down – Former president of the Dominican Republic, after whom Santo Domingo was once named : TRUJILLO
14-down – Movie franchise starring Bruce Willis : DIEHARD
16-down – __ Thompson-Herah, Jamaican sprinter : ELAINE
18-down – City once known as Salisbury : HARARE
19-down – Long __, former name of the Maze prison in County Down : KESH
22-down – Capital of Ukraine : KYIV
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.