Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (June 28th 2005) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 29 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Party whip takes lead, grabbing secretary for excruciating punishment (9)
Runs during game, back lower deck (5)
Former dictator in the Middle Eastern Republic of Iris (7)
Port getting Ravel drunk when he composed inside (2,5)
One of a biblical pair, mother to the first (5)
Go round and measure, say, Araucaria's top half, fool! (9)
There's a lot more, in fact, in the main car:- female article; gems; and black work unit (3,2,3,7)
Show-off outdoor singer: "Key indicator of Mozart work in con brio version" (4,5)
Ship's aid (Issue One) with reverse (5)
Crew cross short sailing boat to see creature coming to a perfunctory end (4,3)
"Country mania" is touring round in the same place (7)
Fish river in a row (5)
Relating to those people with objective healing (2,3,4)
Imagist dispensed with act - lacking ability to focus (10)
Getting to be in need of a prompt reaction to drought? (6,2)
Well set fashion house event (6,10)
The biggest of the canvas carriers (medium) is not commonly found round mother's (8)
See 3
Uppity head, one interrupting house's exuberant friendliness (8)
Debut of Bernard "Leaving the Country" Manning, perhaps (6)
Foil the closing of valve to make water (4)
See 21
He keeps a much less mature person shifting 500 drugs a day (5,5)
Wildness is terribly erotic in farm yard entrances (8)
Dignified death, clutching gold piece (8)
Yellow informer (6)
One who reckons showing off is an arty academic event (6,10)
See 4
To an unholy alliance (4)