This crossword No. 799 clues and answers were published on Sat 02 May 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 799 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Elmore Leonard’s sequel to Get Shorty : BECOOL
8-across – Straits of __,waterway between Iran and the Arabian peninsula : HORMUZ
9-across – __ 13,environmental threat caused by air pollution : ACID
10-across – Ruined feature of the Brighton seafront : WESTPIER
11-across – California city known for its tennis tournament : INDIAN
13-across – See 18 Down : RAIN
15-across – See 2 Down : HORN
17-across – Cards of a suit that outranks other suits in contract bridge : TRUMPS
20-across – Waterway linking the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara : BOSPORUS
22-across – John __,author of Ten Days That Shook the World : REED
23-across – __ Aldridge,character in The Archers : PHOEBE
24-across – How Captain Kirk aspired to go? : BOLDLY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Strait separating Crimea from Russia : KERCH
2-down – Estuary off the 20 : GOLDEN
3-down – Netflix comedy set in the world of female professional wrestling : GLOW
4-down – The capital of Moldova : CHISINAU
5-down – Jack __,British tennis player : DRAPER
6-down – Princess __,Mrs Jack Brooksbank? : EUGENIE
12-down – Computer network that arose out of ARPANET : INTERNET
14-down – Bob the Builder’s mother? : DOROTHY
16-down – Mount __,dormant volcano in Victoria,Australia : NAPIER
18-down – 1984 film starring Prince : PURPLE
19-down – See 11 Across : WELLS
21-down – Dutch municipality and island in the Caribbean : SABA
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.