Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (April 17th 2006) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 29 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Slight possibility of being caught at cover? (3,6)
Hopeless, lacking purpose (2,3)
Vet gets bug out of parrot's head (7)
American friend seen around university most of the time (7)
Animal not usually laden (5)
There's worse to come out of this (6,3)
Action following disastrous engagement? (6,2,7)
A law to punish backward people in a race (9)
Former tax reduced by a pound -- celebrate! (5)
Defence provided by a regimental mascot (7)
Footnote to army group involved in operations (7)
Moderate money providing support for teacher (5)
Dark autumn evening (9)
Plain diamond in striking clasp (10)
Non-playing coach attached to cricket side (3-5)
Lose this and you won't finish the yarn (6)
Work to furrow the brow (4)
Tourists may go to see something cheekily displayed by ladies (6,4)
End union trouble with suggestion (8)
Stop vehicle and issue a reprimand (4,2)
Depend on entirely? Not half! (4)
Italian girl showing cleavage in England's capital (10)
Nags drunken tinker for no good reason (10)
A stone pitcher (8)
Sacked, no doubt (2,3,3)
A vote having gone to the other side (6)
Time conceals deserter's mistakes (6)
Look what we do with the Joneses! (4)
Obscure-sounding round-the-world traveller (4)