Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (April 4th 2003) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 28 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Far from tender attending vessel in distress... (8)
... a tender with hospital aboard, but not at sea (6)
Fruit provided by Blake Edwards (4)
Novel piece of furniture, externally unadorned, with three middle drawers (10,6)
See 11 (6)
Rash idea formulated by idiots (8)
Wrong about Soviet lead, Bolshevik ultimately meeting untimely end (7)
Insect taking cover, retreating from swallow (7)
Effect reconciliation - or affect it? (4,2,2)
Venerable saint's taken outside with composer and dramatist (6,10)
See 22 (10)
Island of Jakarta's first lady (4)
Note smuggled into prison cited as evidence (6)
Get smart tree at university (6,2)
Clandestine move for bad crook (4,4)
Plugs, so to speak, for a shaver (4)
Itinerant has second thoughts about moon (6)
Pole has to beat Greek (7)
Veteran who rears in action? (8)
Teaching a lesson in front of class making rapid progress (10)
Devil-dodger finally buried in "The Loved One" (6)
New term is about those concerned not with means but with ends? (10)
What's missing from book title? Small insects (8)
Mount several to use up against one American (8)
Conciliate a parish priest with creature comforts (7)
Start of play: letter from abroad about battle (6)
Material that's new in marketplace (6)
Means of raising a flag (4)