Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (May 15th 2017) 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.

Handy expressions of approval (8)
Maroon thread (6)
One-sided view from a correspondent? (8)
Badly set university course, that's plain (6)
Girl comes back with something useful (5)
They ask questions of pitmen after cutback (9)
Repetition is, after all, Peter Piper's speciality (12)
Weighed out prescribed food? (8,4)
Wife of Perseus, wrongly named Dora (9)
He leads many to sin (5)
Is about to get up, but flags (6)
Nuts are found in them — and bolts (8)
Motor found on fire, perhaps (6)
As an afterthought, changes the songbooks (8)
Timber producer of high standing until found to be heartless (6)
A southern university river rises where Francis came from (6)
Told he can become involved in an Olympic event (9)
They provided new items here and original Christmas gifts (5,4,3)
Everybody's playtime? (5)
Sweet and perfect to order (5,3)
Oil and vinegar is bound to help the wound (8)
Progress with amorous overtures? (4,8)
Like stories that can lead to novel (9)
Case is essential up in Lincoln (8)
Winter sport Aussie cricketers are famous for? (8)
Develop part of a revolver (6)
Their function is to secure quiet in class (6)
Once a rough expanse of water (5)