Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (April 17th 2018) 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.

Criminal boss — the first one died violently (6)
Gang joined by Italian-American stripper? (6)
Call to stop lying in new hoax (4)
Helping or turning back detective taken in by this criminal racket (10)
Tomorrow, exchange money for Bahamas' foremost fruit (6)
Hunters, winging it in battered deerstalkers, dare to go out (8)
Part of gun detective loses points to a Scandinavian location (9)
Eat into racket with threats at its core (4)
Fight roughly, getting head knocked off (4)
After a dispute, subdue with sweetener (9)
Fixed charge for flycatcher (8)
Of late, wrong to demand with menaces (6)
Here in Ohio, crime reported twice (returning thanks, Boatman) (10)
Sarcasm not unknown as a weapon in the US (4)
Detective on racket: "It's fishy" (6)
Deal with body of crime writer (6)
Recite Farewell, My Lovely from memory (2,5)
US lawman conceals memory of tragedy? (5)
If man performs evil acts, charge him — leaders included (7)
Menacing suggestion: loser beaten up with rifle butt (2,4)
Prohibition: having three in charge (9)
"Pole lifted stolen goods" — that's an informer (7)
Examine local yokels — to put through the wringer (4,7,2)
26 perhaps the result of acid attack on hotshot in California (9)
Criminal libel: "US thugs" (7)
Where organised crime penetrated society that rejected drink (7)
Tough guy who investigated more lawbreaking (7)
Not exactly The Big Sleep, taking DNA in abduction case (6)
Gang gets time over botched raid (5)