The Guardian Cryptic March 16th 2010 Crossword Clues • Crossword Tracker

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Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 30 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Red coppers once added to shilling, but no change here (6)
Countermeasure, one mark placed in before (8)
Composer's pledge to protect name (6)
Inn evidently fully booked? On the contrary, atmosphere charming (8)
Aircraft where work routine switched and translated (8)
Guy, perhaps, has to resist, missing starter to eat fruit (6)
Poison whipped into pear (8)
Composer half under the table? (6)
Composer's short and wrinkly, as composer (6)
Sloth a zookeeper's beginning to put in chains, attached to pole (8)
Composer's rotten, by royal proclamation (4)
Letters shifted, those fifth and fourth moved elsewhere (9)
Composer's time off, with time on (5)
Composer partial to Rossini, else Nono (7)
Set out to press 11 leaves (5)
Composer's place of fury? (7)
Hospital not entirely competent, though far from derelict (9)
Composer giving unwelcome bouquet to artist (7)
Embrace, hugging king in passionate laughter (9)
One's business affairs? (9)
Witty response: different one drier, Jack maintained (9)
Scientist, in evaporating, keeping base to release gas (4,3)
Rossini's man claiming right is to provide supporting framework (7)
Sweet talk given to the cleaner (7)
Composer refitting central part of washing appliance (5)
America off the coast of Barcelona, say, was deep in thought (5)
German composer's rear needs to discharge explosive gas (9)
Sand, not English composer (4)
In Africa it flows down meandering line (4,4)
Composer: unit of his work given to most important piece (6)

March 16th 2010 The Guardian Cryptic crossword answers