This crossword No. 780 clues and answers were published on Sat 20 Dec 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 780 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – 1986 movie starring Sean Connery and Christian Slater : THENAME
9-across – See 7 : OFTHE
10-across – Building made of mudbrick – or a software company : ADOBE
11-across – Tapered monument often to the war dead : OBELISK
12-across – Language spoken widely in east and central Africa : SWAHILI
14-across – See 18 : DEGLI
16-across – French cigarette paper brand : RIZLA
17-across – The Roman goddess of wisdom and justice : MINERVA
18-across – The national anthem of Italy whose title means The Song of the Italians : ILCANTO
20-across – Bacterium commonly found in faecal discharge : ECOLI
22-across – The former wife of Donald Trump : IVANA
23-across – Thomas __,sailor hanged for his part in the mutiny on the Bounty : ELLISON
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Major __,Nazi antagonist in the film Casablanca : STRASSER
2-down – Anna __,novel by Tolstoy : KARENINA
3-down – Giorgia __,prime minister of Italy : MELONI
4-down – See 7 Across : ROSE
5-down – A freelance journalist – or supporting section of a staircase? : STRINGER
6-down – US musician whose albums include Colors and Hyperspace : BECK
8-down – Umberto __,author of 7/9/4 : ECO
13-down – 25 April – in memory of Tonga,Australia and New Zealand soldiers : ANZACDAY
14-down – Declan __,one half of Ant & Dec : DONNELLY
15-down – See 18 Across : ITALIANI
17-down – Beth __ Australian cricketer : MOONEY
18-down – Wading bird – or a budget hotel chain : IBIS
19-down – Trevor __,South African comedian who was “born a crime” : NOAH
21-down – The precursor to the CIA : OSS
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.