This crossword No. 649 clues and answers were published on Sat 17 Jun 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 649 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – Classic text by Frantz Fanon : THEWRETCHEDOF
8-across – The fourth of the books of Mormon : ENOS
9-across – See 5 : THEEARTH
10-across – London district, home to Riverside Studios : HAMMERSMITH
13-across – According to Lenin, the highest stage of capitalism? : IMPERIALISM
16-across – Malorie __, bestselling author of the Noughts & Crosses series : BLACKMAN
19-across – __ Dewar, author of Women Talking Dirty : ISLA
20-across – 1957 classic by Ayn Rand : ATLASSHRUGGED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Chinese port on the Yangtze estuary : SHANGHAI
2-down – 1995 movie starring De Niro and Pacino : HEAT
3-down – A citizen of Kathmandu? : NEPALI
4-down – William __, hapless figure at the centre of Scoop : BOOT
6-down – __ Akram, former Pakistani fast bowler : WASIM
7-down – A district of London and Manhattan : CHELSEA
11-down – Politicians of whom Nigel Farage was once one? : EUROMPS
12-down – Short sermons or moral lectures : HOMILIES
14-down – Video game first released in 1980 : PACMAN
15-down – Sea spray that freezes on contact with ships : ICING
17-down – A type of jump in figure skating : LUTZ
18-down – Roman emperor AD54-68 : NERO
This crossword has in total 20 where 8 are across and 12 are down.