Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (August 15th 2005) clues of The Guardian Quiptic 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.

Isn't Mrs T. Hardy a model for a novel? (8,6)
Compulsory Scripture class is quite unusual (9)
Old fellow originally interpreted for Arab (5)
Not the first un-PC person to walk the earth! (5)
Talks to father about clothes (9)
Has a management position abroad, we hear (8)
Rod's working in Lancashire town (6)
Horrible gunge finally set in lump (6)
Sporting event, one taking place in Bath and part of London (8)
Dog's happy it's at the back of car (4-5)
Lifer contrived to get weapon (5)
Gathers fresh pears (5)
Real idiot misread article (9)
Bum with newspaper and old hat (6,3,5)
Trio aim to pass part of driving test (5-5,4)
Popular papers ask for information (7)
Tess tries to change the unhappy state of France (9)
A twerp and a hooligan getting worked up (8)
Still sad, yet restless (6)
Rocky road to ecstasy and love (5)
Determined to be late to class (4,3)
Uncomfortable feeling in legs and hands (4,3,7)
Tom's abroad, following tortuous route extremely far away (9)
Hits iffy, unorthodox half-century or so (8)
Surly genius making face (7)
Abandoned any old doctrine for socialist principles (7)
A desire to be accepted (6)
Girl has one cold drink (5)