This crossword No. 789 clues and answers were published on Sat 21 Feb 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 789 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Lesley __,star of Birds of a Feather : JOSEPH
8-across – Hardy’s partner in comedy : LAUREL
9-across – Helmut __,former German chancellor credited with bringing about reunification : KOHL
10-across – Term for the population surge following the end of the second world war : BABYBOOM
11-across – Roman name for Paris : LUTETIA
12-across – See 22 : TIMOR
15-across – Oklahoma’s second city : TULSA
17-across – Gulf of __ – formerly Mexico? : AMERICA
20-across – Country once known as Swaziland : ESWATINI
22-across – Country once part of Indonesia : EAST
23-across – City now known as Gdansk : DANZIG
24-across – A single leg support for cameras and such : UNIPOD
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Hawaii’s largest city : HONOLULU
2-down – South African term for maize or corn : MEALIE
3-down – French white wine : CHABLIS
4-down – Rosa __,antagonist in From Russia with Love : KLEBB
5-down – City once known as Bombay : MUMBAI
6-down – Roman emperor,the last of the Julio-Claudian dynasty : NERO
13-down – “__ smiles upon a second leave.” Hamlet : OCCASION
14-down – Form of transport frequented by the ordinary person? : OMNIBUS
16-down – Patrick __,star of Ghost and Dirty Dancing : SWAYZE
18-down – Former Roman province covering much of what is now Lombardy and the Tirol : RAETIA
19-down – Miss __,Muppet : PIGGY
21-down – Kingdom,now Thailand : SIAM
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.