Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (April 6th 2005) 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.

The periphrasis "abstaining from skating" was invented by 1 down (14,6)
It's a volte-face to call a fight entertainment (5-4)
Spellbinder's report for magazine (5)
Not strict about note for getting rubber (5)
Be related to a fixer by acknowledgment being inserted (9)
Report of wage much below minimum requires investigation (8)
See 1
Congenital idiot starts taking note round the fleet (6)
Artist's cat receiving unction and love (8)
Fate (see replacing pole) relating to distance (9)
Characteristic of "Planty" Palliser (5)
Educationalist, one partly Summerhill's finisher (5)
One at cribbage, if honourable brothers make it (3,3,3)
Illusory series about an atom is a graph (14)
Author of "Roald's Birds" (Spooner) (7,7)
A circle in the list indicates a bird (7)
Beast overcomes alien in "Talk of the Town" (9)
Tailless predator that flies round America goes to European city (8)
Nibble has primate power? (6)
Rescue vehicle sometimes of ivory? (5)
Skip around capital - no time for paperwork (7)
If we can, each blighted noun must be translated - if only! (6,5,2,1,4,5)
See 8
Message for vehicle going round Eastern part of course (8)
Optimistic president conceals mounting misfortune (7)
One murmuring quietly during check on queen (7)
Singular situation of 3 on a Scottish island (6)
Article of 1049 featuring 19? (5)