Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (October 21st 2013) 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.

Like a great number that's so romantic being ruined (10)
Queen provided lover for soldier (8)
Show? Yes and no (6)
Having odd deficiencies, uncovers negatives (4)
How to say "no", using digital signal? (6,4)
They avoid controversy? Yes and no, possibly (8)
Saying "yes" in the form posted (6)
Regards as English, indeed (4)
Language used by female in bank, speaking rapidly (7,3)
Fashionable judgment shown by doctor on a lot of points (5,5)
Extremely polished attempts written about in time (8)
Relieved when artist turned up outside university (8)
Nocturnal animal, as opposed to 22 down? (3-3)
They never oppose head of state in republic (3-3)
4, something to be avoided (2-2)
As we hear, the opposite of 8 — it's between them (4)
What yachtsmen hoist, getting drunk in this local? (9)
Back only positive part of 24 — that's curious (5)
They're used to create curls and waves (7)
Aim the wrong way in total stupidity (7)
First part of Julius Caesar, for example, as opposed to 21 down (5)
Doctor read notes and responded sympathetically (9)
Government official's rewritten trite manifestos (8,2,5)
Partnership in company — a majority shareholder secures it (9)
Conclusions of inquiry the press judge ridiculous, as opposed to 4 (5)
Short of editor at work, cutting back information (7)
Former tennis star, as seen repeatedly falling into net, oddly (7)
<span>Poet who </span><i>might</i><span> have written "Do I contradict myself?" </span> (5)
Catches, say, in safer nets at sea (9)