This crossword No. 772 clues and answers were published on Sat 25 Oct 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 772 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Actor who won an Oscar for her work in Girl,Interrupted : ANGELINAJOLIE
8-across – The Night __,Louise Erdrich’s Pulitzer winning novel from 2020 : WATCHMAN
9-across – <i>__,</i><span> Enlightenment philosopher</span> : KANT
10-across – US horse race held at Churchill Downs in Louisville : KENTUCKYDERBY
14-across – Scottish council area which includes Balmoral : ABERDEENSHIRE
17-across – Anthony Eden,1st Earl of __ : AVON
19-across – Pretentious words typically found in academic writing : INKHORNS
21-across – Steve Coogan’s alter ego? : ALANPARTRIDGE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – __ Friel,star of Marcella : ANNA
2-down – Gerardus __,Flemish cartographer known for his 1569 world map : MERCATOR
3-down – Hamburger first sold in 1967 : BIGMAC
4-down – __ Thursday,Christian commemoration of the last supper : MAUNDY
5-down – Irish city on the River Lee : CORK
6-down – Ore from which mercury is extracted : CINNABAR
11-down – Welsh town,once a centre of the steel industry : EBBWVALE
12-down – UK honour : KBE
13-down – Country once ruled by Haile Selassie : ETHIOPIA
15-down – Old Testament prophet whose works are described in the Books of Kings : ELIJAH
16-down – __ Khrushchev,former leader of the Soviet Union : NIKITA
18-down – Term for lower-class behaviour popularised by Nancy Mitford : NONU
20-down – Ethnic group of north-east India : NAGA
This crossword has in total 21 where 8 are across and 13 are down.