Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (February 17th 2004) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 32 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Bacon, perhaps, with bitter lacking head at first (6)
Heavy ball (7)
Usual practice of one missile turning into dud (9)
Space for a quarter in the Guardian (5)
See 22 (5)
Remarkable bird, end of parrot caged (9)
Right man who had miracle transformation? (7,6)
See 13 (6)
Might this be a deterrent for tease about to use tongue endlessly? (6)
Spy novelist (7)
Badger 13, 15? (9,2,3,5)
See 22 (5)
Fast for leader of orchestra, or not (5)
Sign of month about to hit hard (9)
Horse, Napoleon's initial ride, his horse? (7)
Soldiers accepting deserter should be free (6)
Boy, male, then female? (7)
Accepting point, bite tongue through the nose? (5)
I'm blessed with Posh and Spinal Tap endlessly rocking (5,4)
Needing no introduction, moorland follows mountain to its relative position? (7)
Ahead in the tennis match, but not happy (5)
No time for devious, egocentric caretaker (9)
Head of State during rule to abdicate (6)
Fuel runs out, first half lost? (6)
I'm dirty when working, or I'm clean when working (4,5)
Hawk and wren go off to collect wing (9)
City was smart once (7)
Capital understood to be snatched by "Crusher" (6)
In mother and father you should be able to, as boils (7)
Safety is simple: no drug for smoker (6)
Point at heart of electrics, instrument blown (5)
One's proposed to a good man (5)