Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (August 24th 2010) 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.

A crew carrying cross for 24 down? (9)
Service offering visa to cover island capital (5,4)
Spinner's maiden restricting single shows fibre (5)
Being English, two figures face to face with church (9)
Something funny, perhaps, about wood — so put it on here? (7)
Lane hogged by drunk: he's all on his own (7)
Some coppers (old Italian) (5)
Arrange group (3)
Valid claim (5)
Drop into open dish (no lid) a type of pasta (7)
Loud speaker essential to 18 2 (7)
One proving superior bringing about reprieval (9)
Hearts 18 2 (5)
See 8
Painting showing stock passing backwards through entrance to field (5,4)
See 10
See 18
Very exciting, filthy habit (4-6)
Pickled head on stick (6)
Solution of nitrates present for a boy? (5,3)
Show contempt for doppelganger (4)
Punishment making you smart? (8)
Flag when down, then fade (4,5)
Bottom rock needing bottom wiped (5)
Sweeping clears gale away (5-5)
Leaving seconds, sample vegetable (5)
Improper, or not essential, to take heed (6,2,6)
Pretty little individual wearing underwear, hot (8)
Snack, small, slightly stale beefcake? (6)
Pompous bore with dull routine sent up (6)
Poet finds novelist burying his head (4)
Open road superior to rail (4)
Crossword setter dropped (4)