Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (September 12th 2002) 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.

Cosmetic exercise for all to see in Pope's action? (14)
One can tell when a pupil isn't working (7)
Putting money on a dog is commonly practised (7)
Someone in uniform teased within earshot (5)
Beginning to go below, prisoner brought in explosive (9)
Most in street upset about awful din (9)
Beg President to take precedence (5)
Very big vehicle may be what film actor is after (5)
Twenty years ago Labour MPs were downtrodden! (9)
Sort of food thing covered in grain (5,4)
Bread no longer available across the Channel (5)
Went berserk in diatribe about Brazilian city (3,4)
Composer of operas using percussion instrument in one (7)
To be unseeing, to somehow keep necessarily quiet (4,4,6)
Like some of the accountant's figures presented for discussion (7,7)
Vulgar American four entertained by their President no longer (7)
One not expected to score is emotional about excellent half-century (4-5)
Lard that is besetting bloke mostly responsible for enervation (7)
Clown, eccentric - one of a lovely bunch? (7)
Trunk coming from gnarled roots (5)
Late deliveries on the field - water on the ground, we hear? (7)
Various pieces in street I coveted, but he may have deterred me! (5,9)
Case getting left with female bits and pieces (9)
Upright character in church opposing drink (7)
Left after dinner? (7)
Something in computer - a bit sticking up, almost broken (7)
Old sailor performing on a soapbox? (7)
Type size for characters used in the literature (5)