Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (September 29th 2023) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 30 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Great player, tears when beaten mopped up by doctor (7)
Career complete, ultimately knackered, went to bed (7)
Serve, late in the evening, first of diners (6)
Nice draughtsman forgetting university in paper, postgraduate? (7)
Lovely gravy that tastes divine inspires a cricket side (6)
Shade that is up, from which to get down? (5)
Burdensome legal procedure? (6)
Immaculate 22 (4)
Beetle in middle of wine butt collected by pitcher … (4,3)
Rocket, say, attached to this, pressure crushing crew (5,5)
… reportedly an earlier insect, perhaps? (5)
European city with rearing monster from which I fled (5)
Instrument in embarrassing condition while, on reflection, needing polish (9)
Compare ten in project with a model (9)
Fancy fancy man later on (10)
Some 'yep', only on the contrary? (4)
Party once in row, unable to adapt (3,6)
Mammal observed peak over lake, looking up (5,3)
Wearisome delay, resulting in traditional building work (8,4)
Predator found game circling one river and another from the south (4,4)
Grass-covered bread for congress? (4,2,3,3)
Politician and political staff held up in hole, leaving (10)
A little eccentric, hippy aura (3)
Archaeological site where sheep uncovered: clear off around it (6,3)
Green growth? (5,5)
A line company promoted in proper state (8)
A sack filled with sand, unopened, done away with (9)
Shakespearean setting I observed in something dull from Cervantes? (8)
Escape with girl, having dumped writer (5)
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