Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (December 3rd 2003) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

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

Spinner sets up this caught and bowled - old boy we brought in (6)
A container so appropriate for plant (8)
In firm I serve a money-grubber (5)
Sandy area - call for skimpy attire (3-6)
Beastly noise and smell accompanying old city resident nearby (9)
Medieval official to pass through a narrow opening (5)
A message those in education may come to terms with (4,2,6)
Our quiet man's in trouble from the beginning (8,1,3)
Part of Commonwealth using old books in the past (5)
Restore what sounds like rule, say (9)
Guest band playing in parliament (9)
A non-medical doctor, one held to be a sucker (5)
After party, Harry holds container for giving to charity (8)
Parish officer who'd be about to cause trouble on TV (6)
Finding a succession of oriental rulers in Northants town - not right! (6,2)
Tree or shrub that English NCO's planted in soil (8)
What about expertise in the land? (5)
Unclouded reasoning exposes Conservative man peddling nonsense, weak leader (5,8)
Number to rampage endlessly with America having a bad name (9)
The man confronting one female - leading lady seen as a "cow" (6)
A number of soldiers turned up to make an impression (6)
Go to a man's aid, possibly crossing road initially - as he might have? (4,9)
Explosive individual in explosive situation off the coast (3,6)
The woman in the group may be humiliated (8)
Second-rate individual - one loved, they say, doing absolutely nothing? (4,4)
Not being on the side of the angels? That's prohibited (6)
Act of deception in which girl's got shot at table (6)
Part of suit that is found in the garden (5)