Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (September 16th 2003) 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.

Flexible tempo and spirit shortened, as is conductor's stick (6)
Several 25s with same problem, covered in kisses (6)
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On reflection they should see the paper? Cobblers! (10)
Indian meal made a difference at home (6)
Walked over to small hill missing nothing in European city (8)
A dancing bear a Russian leader dismissed from square dancing position (9)
Criticise sporting achievement (4)
Having run out of fuel, reverted to pudding (4)
Events with theistical application I avoided (9)
Style of Japanese cooking fit ultimately for Tibetan bovine, eaten by ER II (8)
Almost lose sight of what could be grotesque (6)
Craftsman of craft whips kinky Tory (10)
Present time for heartless book (4)
Number about to enter river, getting cold feet (6)
Girl sought by man who may be showing his age? (6)
Prince appears more wet? (7)
16 down 9's dense mist rising among endless tiny individual individuals (3,2,5)
Rising fat about to beat disease (7)
16 down 9's shocking story time (loveless Bates' heart repeatedly ignored) (6)
16 down 9's moles cooked in seasoning (6,3)
All about bird showing support for chest (7)
16 down 9's seen upside down, swallowing heads of dinosaurs, frogs, unicorns and larvae on weird night (7,6)
Oddly, being a pickpocket is a fair attraction (3,6)
'It' was one of his favourites, written up for sort of party piece (7,4)
One benefiting from Arsenal header embraced by supporters (7)
Fire-breathing monster takes tea, entertaining emir eccentrically (7)
16 down 9's not quite made it to the other side? (6)
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