Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (February 12th 2002) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 27 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Almost bid sleep farewell (3-3)
Hear a couple of stories and have a drink (5,3)
A biscuit or a half roll dunked in burgundy (8)
Erotic, like a Turkish bath? (6)
Take a deep breath before walking on - it's a skill acquired by musicians (5-7)
Los Angeles hosts 2 contracted stars (4)
One who represents us (in Havana?) after doctor's captured in battle (8)
God holding ruler responsible for means of identification (8)
Unprepossessing, lowly - extremely unpleasant (4)
Major advance after interval is over (12)
A river between lakes and bay (6)
Short distance and long distance combined (2,6)
Roman, for example. with kind expression (8)
Just so in a film (6)
You are not finished in time (4)
Bank least prepared for high growth (9)
One hug should be sufficient (6)
Pension qualification extended by dilatory minister (6,2,7)
Have a regular date to do stage production at the end of July (2,6)
Material that's precious found with diamonds (5)
The French people submit - it's awful (10)
A missing London woman is musical (2,4,4)
Ill-mannered actors get plastered (9)
Initially, laboratory imported aerosols after scientist missed mist in Asia Minor (8)
Stop going north and south (4,2)
Characters in a pea-green boat go together (5)
Injury caused by fire or running water (4)