Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (November 8th 2018) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 26 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Virtuoso matador holds animals' bodies (6)
French way to back bad actor, a union player? (8)
Local rep may offer this pre-lunch drink (2-4)
Two British monarchs hosting posh nobility (8)
Killed duelling, criminal's put on outfit oddly (11)
A Liberal breaks rule to switch allegiance (7)
Pen note about poet (7)
Concerned with the cloth of skirt tailor retails (11)
Ring road, one not for pedestrian (8)
Depression case from Kansas is trouble for the doctor (6)
Poet's penning mock archaic article showing women on top (8)
Dumplings not on, Edward's usual (6)
State capital built up last (2,4)
Many a tender dog with sincere barking (in all across solutions here) (10)
Coordinated what soldiers did (6-2)
Stock complaint from canonised cricket commentator? (8)
Most of city girl's old song (8)
Victor snubbed in party dance (4)
Spell a word (4)
Cryptic entertains, displaying groups of letters (10)
It could be true, mind shows undeveloped part (8)
Respected papers covering party spreading lies (8)
Two lots of the writer's books at hand (8)
Stripping off, never mind getting a measuring device (6)
Gangster to take drugs, holding nothing back (4)
Avant-garde clothes taken from excited guy (4)