Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (May 17th 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.

A lack of items spotted on black undergarment (6)
Crowns duck — served like ice creams? (8)
Feller with rhythm, as Napier might say? (6)
Confront one put out within government department once (4,2,2)
Deplorable release for a catalogue of felonies (8,6)
Setter's comment about month keeping rain off ground — as tarpaulin, say (10)
See 22
South American city, some capital I'm assuming (4)
Opportunity to give ground endorsed, always (3,4,3)
Is the fire of Achilles so close behind? (3,2,4,5)
Union leader, ridiculously fair and bold (8)
Speechless carrying in dwarf (6)
Arrange time for a lot of prancing about? (8)
Finally, dry skins flipping close to dropping off (6)
Male charging fifty points for this? (4)
Gentle pace wrong, heavenly being lifted (7)
Its product's white paper, treatise ultimately to shout about (8)
Consult with loan to be negotiated, every point considered (2,3,6)
American dish's little ’ouse? (6)
Go off with retired policeman at conclusion of case (7)
Fencing — ’s my sport? (9)
Eternal right taken up, a sensitive thing (5,6)
Dog depraved on hind legs discovered round rear of bitch (9)
See a clip supposed to be great (8)
Wind ’neath me? (7)
Managed to go up river to remove insects (7)
Popular type up for starters? (6)
Without a hitch? I suppose so (4,4)