Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (August 8th 2017) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 30 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Scheme to get extremely large pastries from the Orient (9)
What includes Post Office counter's opening time (5)
Poet's refrain about English imperialist notion (5,4,6)
Castle of Otranto's walls besieged by kings (4)
Try to defend Blair over core principles (8)
Affectionate message retiring chap's received is really grand (9)
Traveller wants nothing sweet after a brandy (5,4)
Where potter may be skilful, pocketing ball in the end (5)
Little old lady close to Russian revolutionary (9)
Females in a cool, periodically wintry, feeling of kinship (8)
Divine figure from sculptor needing no introduction (4)
High standards for Lisa Simpson, working with energy (15)
Make lean daughter grilled feta (5)
One may be travelling dry road around Middle East (9)
Maybe farmer's a source of litter on farm? I'm not sure (5)
Dire game across Atlantic, involving ball (7)
Before river, draw level (4)
Fed European but not head of state (1-3)
Bright individual flower maiden's kept in memory (10)
Many quite outraged and one's kept calm (10)
Person knocking on door's let out after dropping round (7)
Workers not working comfortably (5,4)
Uncertain German admitted to not having sex (10)
Overdid a little drink — date is going badly (10)
Snatched a little butter, then had rest (9)
Face of Lancôme provided with swell launch (4-3)
Island arrived at by air, perhaps (7)
New setter's joining Times, a selfish sort? (5)
See 15
Run one? (4)