Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (June 29th 2011) 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.

Has turned around a variation's start with a new note, it's plain (8)
In opera Tosca's an inspirational female (5)
Like successful disk from disheartened exponent of 24 down (4)
A variation on theme in gruesome branch of mathematics (4,6)
More work coming from Martinu to pianist (6)
X-ray unit providing information on stricken tenor (8)
Medley of airs around piano at home as way to ease pain (7)
Devoted enthusiasts did wrong, interrupting performances (7)
Performed sacred music and theme inside (8)
Composer of many variations has cultural snobs dropping in (6)
For variation on theme by us, work by Liszt (10)
European composer looked up to by some Africans (4)
Talented young player who later scored in game, for example? (5)
Offer as a tribute 1812, say, about European hero retreating (8)
Dance music mostly performed before argument arises (8)
24 down as member of trio, together with group of musicians (4)
Puzzle cryptically written by one finishing below (6)
See 22
Stupid person's variation on a theme by Dvorak, initially (8)
Old composer's feeble part for violin, with final note changed (10)
Origin of material — of course, it's a variation (6)
Provided tribute with adagio he composed about maiden, under pressure (4,6)
Shut up about a theme's opening being undeveloped (8)
Melody, not hard, I try with variation for brass (8)
In middle of bad day study extra pieces (7)
Provides resolution to Beethoven's Ninth with arrangement of verse (6)
Extraneous variation on theme included in otherwise bare disk (6,3,4)
Single person, in short, who created 10 with other 24 variations (4)