This crossword No. 616 clues and answers were published on Sat 29 Oct 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 616 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
6-across – The __ of the Republic, song from which Steinbeck took the title to 8/14 : BATTLE
8-across – The __, Steinbeck novel featuring the Joad family : GRAPES
9-across – Christian __, French fashion house : DIOR
10-across – Decade associated with jazz and art deco : TWENTIES
11-across – See 17 : ANDMEN
12-across – See 22 : OFNOD
15-across – Inspector __, character created by Colin Dexter : MORSE
17-across – Steinbeck novel featuring Lennie and George : OFMICE
20-across – Pakistani city east of the Khyber Pass : PESHAWAR
22-across – Where Cain was exiled when he went 4/16, according to Genesis : LAND
23-across – City where the German constitution was written in 1919 : WEIMAR
24-across – Another name for the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria : TADMOR
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Castle, bay and village on the Pembrokeshire coast : STBRIDES
2-down – The __: John, Paul, George and Ringo : BEATLES
3-down – Spiro __, Nixon’s unfortunate choice as vice-president : AGNEW
4-down – Steinbeck novel featuring the Trasks and the Hamiltons : EAST
5-down – People and language found mostly in Namibia and Bostwana : HERERO
7-down – __ Kurosawa, film director : AKIRA
13-down – My __, musical based on Shaw’s Pygmalion : FAIRLADY
14-down – See 8 Across : OFWRATH
16-down – See 4 : OFEDEN
18-down – __ Morricone, composer : ENNIO
19-down – What was both terrible and swift according to the first verse of the 6/21 : SWORD
21-down – See 6 Across : HYMN
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.