Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (August 19th 2009) 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.

Place order, getting from pick-up to destination, showing self-possession (6)
A friend acquires trimmed skirt in the city (3,5)
Hip character recalled jazz openings (6)
What's triple-layered? The answer's somewhat coincidental (5-3)
Relative taking drugs behind Burlington House causes no little drama (5,5)
Quiet? Very nearly that when breaking in on holiday route to Brindisi (6,3)
Spot the Mexican sauce (4)
"Games and Puzzles" portfolio covers (5)
Preacher by lake in daydream (7)
Our dear friend up at one, puzzling (5)
One genius on vacation getting into picture puzzles (7)
European claiming Egypt's last disembowelled mummy is Cleopatra's daddy (7)
Bad-tempered 27, left on the interior, heading this way? (7)
About to lay Phil Mitchell's mum when papa's away (4)
Car book with copy on cassette (5,4)
No right cultivating Peter Storey's image (10)
I try to conceal pain beginning to play punk rock artist (4,3)
21 area where we were contemptible, British held (4,4)
Man's written in blue, which is yet to be verified (6)
New player filling boots, taking out wingers immediately (2,3,4)
Very cold outside alehouse, not getting first of beers in (7)
The new stadium erupts for 18's favourites (4,3,6)
OK, for example, thus (3-2)
Yours truly's offered sweet with little bread, wiping top lip (9)
Tongue's end circling woman's middle (5)
Perfect clothes on a fighter (8)
A long time to get over German staying in hotel (7)
Puzzle for the scary one to write up (7)
Sudden enlightenment emerging from Pisa to Rimini (6)