Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (August 9th 2022) 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.

Hint for one's confidant (8)
Very bad criminal hid silver with no end of liquor (8)
Transport by road to drop a large ship's frame in port (4)
Sound of indifference about small network (4)
Place to put stiff and heavy book, not English book (4)
Graduate in French department has work for early morning (6)
Very positive man serving from the East in hotels (4)
Manage to probe corrupt deal somewhere in West Sussex (7)
Only alarm replaced around 5th of October in unusual fashion (10)
Controversy in Scottish city after dumping fish (4)
I'm bowled over by craze which deceives viewers (6)
Embarrassed North American sadly overturned portable stove (10)
European recalled study about Czech, say, enduring oppression? (8)
Tragic female's drug dealing admission? (6)
Ingenuity shown by relative, it's said, in festival (7)
One who's learned independently about tuition regularly played a dramatic role (10)
Those with mates passed around note giving periods of opportunity (7)
Scottish short story writer missing area gets to go downhill? (3)
Western news chief given new cracking accommodation for events before receptions? (8)
Vase concealed by furniture (3)
Backing for American bank without doubt (6)
Dramatist, one inventing a plot, reported for youthful indiscretions? (4,4)
Frenchman and German carrying uniform for unprincipled figure? (8)
Revered figure penning line with series of postings? That's valuable material (4,6)
Limit leading posters for despicable sorts (5)
Australian unusually cites creed's opening, being of austere outlook (7)
One seeking revolution rejected wrong in courts (4)
Mature circle disowning Republican (6)
First of visitors obscuring entrance in pub is outspoken (5)
Almost realise romantic acquaintance is unexciting (6)