The Guardian Cryptic August 12th 2009 Crossword Clues • Crossword Tracker

Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (August 12th 2009) 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.

Writer's art really captivated philosopher (6)
Protection from the elements when poor frigate founders (15)
High points following cross misunderstandings (3-3)
Incentive to swap rubbish vehicle (6)
At far end of the Bowery vagrant is a minor feature! (7)
An animal, not a vegetable (5)
Secretly felling a tree (3,4)
Catastrophic mass turn to right after crash (5-2)
In charge of opening up the polar regions? (7)
It protects one's thatch from the rain storm (7)
House originally insisted no one supports voting for the masses (3,6)
When the old French actress first stripped off? (4,3)
Assistant making sportsman lose weight (5)
Gunners put French international up front where there's lots of empty space (6)
In possession of mescal, a torturous way of getting high (9)
Alternative stock market's not so unpredictable (7)
Perhaps Fourth Programme — a long-standing BBC production (3,4)
Start to bedizen jumper with chain and ornamental clasp (6)
Corrupt CIA men ran cartel from Nicaragua, perhaps (7,8)
Could Cockney sound grand? (6)
Canada used to provide habitat for one short snake (8)
VIP initially bet £1,000 and won £1,000 (6)
Delightful fruit tree almost in bloom (5,3)
Gunshots from a drab outlying part of London (6)
Gutless FSA must ultimately tackle wealthy banker, for example (3,3)
Shami at Liberty pens letter to provoke leaders (8)
Little prince gets animal virus (8)
Introduce former husband to model (6)

August 12th 2009 The Guardian Cryptic crossword answers