This crossword No. 725 clues and answers were published on Sat 30 Nov 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 725 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Pontius __, once governor of the province of Judea : PILATE
8-across – Ronald __, US president 1981-1989 : REAGAN
9-across – Mary __, Victorian writer known for her travels in west Africa : KINGSLEY
10-across – French soft cheese : BRIE
11-across – __ Guards, the Vatican armed force : SWISS
13-across – Name given to a UK government request that the media not report matters harmful to the national interest : DNOTICE
15-across – __ DuBois, character from A Streetcar Named Desire : BLANCHE
17-across – Dystopian Korean TV series : SQUID
19-across – The captain of the Pequod in Moby-Dick : AHAB
20-across – French bread, considered part of its intangible cultural heritage : BAGUETTE
23-across – __ Rains, actor who played Captain Louis Renault in Casablanca : CLAUDE
24-across – See 4 Down : MANTIS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – 1944 novella by Colette : GIGI
2-down – River flowing through Patna : GANGES
3-down – Colin __, long suffering pianist on I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue : SELL
4-down – Insect known for its upright posture and folded ‘arms’ : PRAYING
5-down – See 18 : GAMBIT
6-down – Mexican musical ensemble : MARIACHI
12-down – Hilary Mantel’s novel about Thomas Cromwell : WOLFHALL
14-down – An unlicensed drinking place in South Africa and Ireland : SHEBEEN
16-down – Palestinian city in the West Bank : NABLUS
18-down – The __, Netflix series about a chess prodigy named Beth Harmon : QUEENS
21-down – See 17 Across : GAME
22-down – Make of German toy train : TRIX
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.