Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (October 21st 1999) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 32 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

10 wives (not 5) take in quietly the gift of the fairies (6)
Countrywomen's group with seed for 10 star followers (4,3)
10 patch it, taking us back to make clothing (5,4)
Children bet me I exploded - see how they run! (5,5,4)
10 in retreating caught Greek style (5)
See 10
10 speculative chances in case Parliament prorogues session (7)
13 takeaway uses transport held back for the 10 sisters (6)
See 24
10 times is Roman kind of number in Italy (7)
Crank first turned stack after 10 to find the lady (4,5)
Burns' murder interrogation? (5,6)
Defaulters ruled out the 10 of destiny (5)
Man providing water, short of gin but with tonic, becomes a pest (9)
Sounds like Orson's kind of city (7)
Notes sung by the 10? (6)
Rupert's works sound huge (7)
Hide! Hide drug for Hank! (5)
A fit person orders the Essex Crier, not the Sun (9)
The street - what d'you call it? - leading to the centre of Bellingham (7)
Full of chopped dates? (5)
For disciplinarians, SM ain't half better organised (9)
State raised the dough required (6)
Trunk transporters (6)
Manager deserved to be denounced (9)
A knight rising to let out Alexander's mentor (9)
Priest and 10 US taxmen's nostrums (7)
They make fun of Mickey over these (6)
Tolerates unending rudeness? Not right! (7)
Stuffs ribs ... (6)
... with smattering of savour (5)
During a bit of trouble, start the music (5)