The Guardian Cryptic August 17th 2017 Crossword Clues • Crossword Tracker

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

Red, filthy dung-filled town (8)
Hard 7 for Murdoch's kind of whiskey? (5)
Feeble, not too clever, getting upset over Latin (4)
Ridiculously easy, almost English language (10)
Author's grand parties (6)
Creep! Groveller! Grub! (8)
Preacher with a stake in drink (7)
Raise the heat level — oxygen, quick! (7)
Hang on, it's a thorny plant (4-1-3)
Purchase about 50 books first, like Barbara Windsor? (6)
Make granny form a union? (3,3,4)
Devon resort's improved with non-drinking element gone (4)
Be conspicuous, excluding and thick (5)
Greener, VAT-exempt, houses weakened (8)
Bandage one has to clench after bath (8)
Oath finally made, go in search of pleasure (4)
Am I backing second rallying cry for union with Greece? (6)
Like sleep of wild pony in concealed surroundings (7)
Capital cover for retirement? (8)
Choice that hurt woman's black plant (10)
Short prince, the queen's alcoholic successor (6)
Violet hardly started, so Titian splashed around — quite an ordeal (10)
Books in the same place, with litter strewn about (8)
China encountered Old Testament upside-down semi-tropical tree (8)
Runs from part-time correspondent, one who goads (7)
In the thick of it, dam's broken (6)
Acid removing bird's tail (6)
Ladies' drink? (4)

August 17th 2017 The Guardian Cryptic crossword answers