Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (September 22nd 2004) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 33 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Circle where surviving poet returns in US uniform (5,4)
City in partial country? Come again? (5)
Only just having one too many? (5)
Setter with backbone in carriers that don't go far (4,5)
Hoist operator to drink river without companion (7)
Joiner grabs first one in the army (7)
3 time prevails (5)
1 had knock-down effect (3)
27 vessel for US city (5)
19 with singular garment on his hind legs (7)
7 to graduate weapon (7)
Lake like a ... they say like a guitar (9)
Flourish among the Passeriformes (5)
Painter's house (5)
Creature with claw nearly has the Guardian not flowering? (9)
10 attack (4)
6 gives new ending to old poet (6)
Wells in East Anglia and Tyneside: these incur tax break (4,3,3)
9 did time (6)
Stomach a lot that's somewhat hateful at first (8)
4 apple (4)
8 holds Italian pope in contempt (8)
Flower with pupil (4)
11 with a great fear (or not) - live twice in it (5-6)
Ignited black stuff that's around in case it should twinkle (6,4)
Verse and worse? (5)
I am a doctor - or I was - put on the altar (8)
Playwright makes despised beast giant-killer (8)
See 13
11 with pole for weapon (6)
2 at the centre (4)
5 could be dandy, say (4)
12 try to be complimented (4)