Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (January 21st 2000) 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.

Stop for a time, having finished the development (12)
Retired friend of Pythias in charge of travelling (7)
NT liar nearly declared grandmother to be backward (7)
Newspapermen could be so tired (7)
Education will switch it in and out (7)
Petty cash needed but none in a bedsitter (5)
Russian port calls for chief backer (9)
Desperate for telephone system, one held by fastening (4-5)
Farm operated by church (5)
Athlete in cellar, turning again (7)
"Urn" is as translated into this language (7)
Much alcohol puts king in wrong (7)
American tree goes headlong (3,4)
Churchman turns dry ready-mix in church festival? (3-6,3)
Graduate takes a moment to keep particular wine for child (7)
Most distant destruction reaches the majority (7)
Gives up pastry as initial impetus (4-5)
Find out time from ticker (5)
Wind instrument uplifts company using aria without a name (7)
Not losing when batting twice in silence (7)
Henry's fourth wife, plainly! (4,2,6)
Char passed round lake without help (6-6)
Carbon once put outside this place for sticking together (9)
Bess needs IOU to get change for onion sauce (7)
Beautiful rhyme like "Your Obedient Servant"! (7)
Broken reed about to pose when moved (7)
Lion's tail is wrapped in fat with a deafening roar (7)
What's kindled again in obscure literature? (5)