This crossword No. 655 clues and answers were published on Sat 29 Jul 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 655 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Barbara Kingsolver’s novel set partly in the Congo : THEPOISONWOOD
8-across – River linking Ipswich and Felixstowe : ORWELL
9-across – Plant widely used in Chinese medicine : GINKGO
10-across – Rachel and Ross’s daughter in Friends : EMMA
12-across – One of the major languages spoken in the Philippines : TAGALOG
14-across – Year : MDCCCLX
15-across – Satirical TV series starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus : VEEP
17-across – Mount on which Noah’s Ark is said to have come to rest : ARARAT
18-across – Author of No Country for Old Men and The Road, who died in June : CORMAC
20-across – William Faulkner novel featuring Lena Grove’s search for Lucas Burch : LIGHTINAUGUST
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Author of On the Origin of Species : CHARLESDARWIN
2-down – Heavy sword used in fencing : EPEE
3-down – See 7 Across : BIBLE
4-down – Capital of the Isle of Man : DOUGLAS
5-down – Tchaikovsky ballet from 1876 : SWANLAKE
6-down – Long-running BBC series featuring religious music : SONGSOFPRAISE
11-down – See 18 Across : MCCARTHY
13-down – The middle part of the larynx : GLOTTIS
16-down – Andy __, author of Bravo Two Zero : MCNAB
19-down – The capital of Latvia : RIGA
This crossword has in total 20 where 10 are across and 10 are down.