This crossword No. 669 clues and answers were published on Sat 04 Nov 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 669 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
6-across – Ian __, author of the Rebus novels : RANKIN
8-across – Thomas __, US pioneer of electronic technologies : EDISON
9-across – Chris __, MP who resigned as Tory deputy chief whip after groping allegations : PINCHER
10-across – River flowing through Dundee : TAY
11-across – Sir __, ceramic artist : GRAYSON
12-across – __ Monsoon, character played by Jennifer Saunders in Absolutely Fabulous : EDINA
15-across – Welsh peninsula reaching into the Bristol Channel : GOWER
16-across – Frederick __, author of The Day of the Jackal : FORSYTH
18-across – Polish national airline : LOT
20-across – Family on whose story Succession is said to be based : MURDOCH
21-across – Asiatic wild ass : ONAGER
22-across – Planet whose rings so fascinated W.G. Sebald? : SATURN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – US publisher owned by the 20’s News Corporation : HARPERCOLLINS
2-down – South Korea’s third city : INCHEON
3-down – See 11 Across : PERRY
4-down – Eartha __, singer who made a hit out of Santa Baby : KITT
5-down – Extraterrestrial beings who invaded Santa Mira, CA in 1956? : BODYSNATCHERS
7-down – Scottish peninsula which ends in its eponymous Mull : KINTYRE
13-down – 1981 German film set on a submarine : DASBOOT
14-down – __ Gump, character played by Tom Hanks : FORREST
17-down – Any one of several characters from a Belgian cartoon franchise by Peyo : SMURF
19-down – Country bordered by Benin, Ghana and Burkina Faso : TOGO
This crossword has in total 22 where 12 are across and 10 are down.