Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (March 20th 2023) 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.

Stay after passport centre makes a bit of a mess (7)
Former pupils gather pine to make shapes (7)
Artist starts to date all Lowry's images (4)
Crime heads manipulated old scientist (10)
Talk again about environmentally damaging contributor to agricultural growth (6)
Add too much to sketch and get a negative balance (8)
Posh daily in top class city (9)
Scandal I believe is somewhat defamatory … (5)
… when copied thus? (5)
A gel NASA developed includes iodine for pain relief (9)
Ask too much of tyrant, when America becomes Republican (8)
Check alien showing a means to gain entry (6)
Second rate shower might collectively display intelligence (5,5)
Swiftlet regularly seen on this place (4)
Clear material picked up in accordance with plans (7)
Capital ensemble established in island has not been successful (4,3)
Water-based dish from France is high level (7)
Chemical that removes hard bit from leather (5)
Trojan worker provides good support (7)
Cooked up plot to acquire fossil fuel (6)
Great activity that led to finished Verdi composition (9)
Upstanding Scandinavian infiltrates work unit producing small bomb (7)
Basic directions for what you are doing! (6,3,4)
Uneven treatment of most Irish (3,2,4)
Hot lines? Quite the opposite (7)
Dead centre of Gibraltar approached from the side (7)
Drink that did for group when Mike left (4,3)
Go, after throwing out rug (6)
Name for flowering plant with no root (5)