Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (August 15th 2008) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 33 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Manages to protect one in financial collapses (5)
Pigment - one imported by long-lasting ruler over unsettled India (8)
Light musical work only one person can play (8)
In writing 2 23 7, the last word for intelligence (6)
King Lear, for example (6)
Prophetic writing in regular letters from farmhouse (4)
Drop out of old US university (4)
One who notoriously tangled with keeper and got booked (4,10)
Partner found where the opposing team lines up (5,4)
Source of poetic inspiration among liberators (5)
Simpleton without penny, a hindrance for him (5)
See 27
Unproductive inclination (4)
Biblical plant providing title for 17 21 7 (6,3)
Old person one identified as Arab national (5)
Prodigal son Walter excitedly embraces (7)
Philosopher-king is such a pig (7)
A celeb in a war for a moving picture shot by 17 6 (8,2,6)
French artist a saint? Not from what we hear (5)
Felt concern about painter, say, like Van Gogh? (4-5)
One end of parsnip, say, or other vegetable (3)
Driver and conductor (4)
A private room I provided for Arab citizen (5)
Solvers slightly confused about working author producing novel (4,3,6)
Metaphysical poet queen included in her speculation (7)
Having diameter internally as measure of distance (5)
See it among bridge players one finally doubled (7)
Modern poet with doubtful reputation (6)
See 1
Club game in historic Shropshire village (10)
Bachelor getting a ring for movie actress (6)
A bit of a spur some hero welcomes (5)
See 7