This crossword No. 726 clues and answers were published on Sat 07 Dec 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 726 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Thelma’s partner in crime? : LOUISE
8-across – The ruling planet of Aquarius : URANUS
9-across – Golda __, Israeli prime minister 1969 – 1974 : MEIR
10-across – Dan __, BBC Test Match Special commentator : NORCROSS
11-across – Freddie __, star of Queen : MERCURY
13-across – Delta of __, by Anaïs Nin : VENUS
15-across – The capital of Belarus : MINSK
17-across – Berber nomads of the Sahara : TUAREGS
20-across – Beef cured in brine and partially dried : PASTRAMI
21-across – __ Stone, star of La La Land : EMMA
23-across – Patty __, kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army in 1974 : HEARST
24-across – Author of Get Shorty and Out of Sight : ELMORE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Baroness __, life peer at the centre of the PPE Medpro controversy : MONE
2-down – Corrosive acid : NITRIC
3-down – See 24 Across : LEONARD
4-down – Brand of meat substitute : QUORN
5-down – J.M. __, creator of Peter Pan : BARRIE
6-down – City in the German Ruhr : DUISBURG
12-down – __ Stadium, Arsenal’s home ground : EMIRATES
14-down – The Moons of __, by Alice Munro : JUPITER
16-down – The Rings of __, by W.G. Sebald : SATURN
18-down – Covered in mucus discharged from the eyes? : RHEUMY
19-down – The Pillars of the __, by Ken Follett : EARTH
22-down – Whence came men, according to John Gray? : MARS
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.