This crossword No. 662 clues and answers were published on Sat 16 Sep 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 662 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Biographer of Austen, Dickens and Wollstonecraft, amongst others : CLAIRETOMALIN
8-across – England’s World Cup captain, 2023 : MILLIE
9-across – See 8 : BRIGHT
10-across – Jessica, Bart, OJ or Ashlee? : SIMPSON
12-across – Tower of __, myth accounting for the existence of many human languages : BABEL
14-across – See 4 Down : MOORE
16-across – See 5 Down : WIEGMAN
19-across – England’s World Cup manager, 1966 : ALFRED
20-across – See 19 : RAMSEY
22-across – The Latin title for O Come, All Ye Faithful : ADESTEFIDELES
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – The personification of old age in Norse mythology : ELLI
2-down – Ian __, editor of Private Eye : HISLOP
3-down – English and Greek name for the Turkish island of Bozcaada : TENEDOS
4-down – England’s World Cup winning captain, 1966 : BOBBY
5-down – England’s World Cup manager, 2023 : SARINA
6-down – __ Coel, star of I May Destroy You : MICHAELA
11-down – Epithet associated with Margaret Thatcher : IRONLADY
13-down – __ Meloni, Italian prime minister : GIORGIA
15-down – __, legal principle governing gifts; also known as the ‘every effort rule’ : REROSE
17-down – A tool for woodwork, or a cocktail featuring gin and lime : GIMLET
18-down – Small snake, found in heathland : ADDER
21-down – The garden of paradise : EDEN
This crossword has in total 22 where 10 are across and 12 are down.