Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (May 10th 2000) 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.

The first principle is to follow the bachelors (5)
Stand in to swear in (8)
Supplier of juice, or an individual without title for a man of the upper class (6-8)
Biological group for artists in a river of 3 (8)
Star of 3, one of four under the chair (6)
English leaders, progressing in stages, entering the lists (9)
Slave-owner's turned to tea producer (5)
Provider of 3, the best of them all? (5)
Followers for musicians captained by John Gilpin (9)
Fixed return of Greek islander (6)
Sort of 3 - beet, perhaps - as 3 of 10 and 17 (4,4)
Come in, Ted: 3 will destroy inhibition (14)
Take a bite in a love-feast as a fount of inspiration (8)
Remained (we are told) sober (5)
Left out wood in a type of plant - Lorca's work (5,7)
Looked hard about m-me as I did so? (9)
Term of endearment for drug money (5)
Discovery of dirt stain causes seizure of goods (9)
Best after 3 (4)
But on the other hand the horse's first to finish (4,5)
Term of endearment like 3 (5)
Planned quietly and put right without the rubbish (12)
Church official possibly once a lady (3,6)
Fiennes gives up pub during entry to make 3 (9)
Stripper when after 3 has work time on TV programme (4,5)
3 getting cold? (5)
Girl at the poles goes fifty-fifty (5)
3 from 5 (4)