Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (March 20th 2003) 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.

Failures the learner dismissed in the recesses (5)
Final offers made by university officer to one academic with thanks (8)
Platform announcements? (6,8)
Liar they put right in a crude way (8)
An artist takes in abandoned ships (6)
Use endless charity when performing church service (9)
A footballer can be taken thus (5)
Reverse for students, including a society girl (5)
Darling American goes on dream holiday (9)
Minister backs Brown in old battle (6)
Hard stuff's the best for a brick, perhaps (3,5)
Teacher disseminated Latin - a citation's due! (14)
A much smaller number touring the East for game (8)
Less restricted, as eggs can be: the last four being off (5)
Showing anxiety relating to understanding (12)
Takes advance payments to include pamphlet (9)
Stylish thrash (5)
Kind of NUS files hard to unravel (9)
We hear the side is to come down heavily (4)
Earn money in preparation for printing (4-5)
Number wearing old garment seen in the South Pacific (5)
One used to avoid getting the ticket (7,5)
Broadcaster ran out without part of speech on the Church (9)
Persistent cautions and police finally move (9)
Simultaneously make good and raise issue (2,3,4)
Band thrown up in cooler, lacking a leader (5)
Rag? Worthless stuff! (5)
Spot of inflammation I saw in speech (4)