This crossword No. 761 clues and answers were published on Sat 09 Aug 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 761 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
6-across – An official language of 7/24 : TSWANA
8-across – Steve __,actor who plays Alan Partridge : COOGAN
9-across – RAF pigeon which delivered the first news of the Normandy Landings on 20 : GUSTAV
10-across – Mendicant monk also known as Siddhartha Gautama : BUDDHA
11-across – Dutch city,home to the International Court of Justice : THEHAGUE
14-across – Adrian __,Sue Townsend’s literary diarist : MOLE
15-across – Abbreviation appearing on the insignia of the Roman Empire : SPQR
17-across – Ian McEwan novel set during the protests against the 2003 invasion of Iraq : SATURDAY
19-across – __ Road,Leeds FC’s home ground : ELLAND
21-across – __ Khrushchev,former leader of the Soviet Union : NIKITA
23-across – Catholic university in Chicago : LOYOLA
24-across – See 7 Down : AFRICA
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – The first of the Simpson children? : BART
2-down – Learning from __,classic 1972 architectural text by Robert Venturi,Denise Scott Brown and Steven Izenour : LASVEGAS
3-down – Fungal disease affecting apples and pears : SCAB
4-down – Nadine __,Nobel prize winner from 7/24 : GORDIMER
5-down – Graça __,former first lady of both Mozambique and 7/24 : MACHEL
7-down – Country which celebrates Women’s Day today,9 August : SOUTH
12-down – See 16 : HERMANOS
13-down – A citizen of Tallinn? : ESTONIAN
16-down – Los __,restaurant chain run by Gus Fring in Breaking Bad : POLLOS
18-down – Empire in what is now Mexico : AZTEC
20-down – 6 June 1944 : DDAY
22-down – __ Marx,author of Capital : KARL
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.