Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (October 14th 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.

Criminally stupid? Very close (5,2,7)
Outspoken shark hunter (7)
See-through underwear in series beginning to split, check trousers (6,4)
Dish in sink blocking channel (7)
Taunt Dickens over love that's vacuous (6)
Punishment — motive sought? (4,3)
Possible tool used by belligerent European city? (6)
Calamitous drawing in picture (5,10)
For example, lady is filling box having discarded wrapping (6)
Time in government reduced for good measure in small county (7)
See 19
Circular snares trap bird (10)
Wet academic having removed cap (5)
Cook in oven after second in fridge (5)
See 26
Authorised measure preceding bitter explanation (9)
See 23
Excursion set in motion (4)
Answer I see Church retracted (4)
Champion almost entirely consuming a drink (8)
Talk after company and party, going their different ways, team up (11)
See record again (8)
Where caps are when begging? (2,4,5)
Criminals slow to break into American offices abroad (10)
Load boat (4)
Look at a film with a theme that's controversial — as, say, a 23 11? (4,1,4,2,1,5)
A strong tea felt wrong after cold milky drink (5,5)
Awful short white skirts provid­ed, one under coat of raver (8)
Collapsed, due to failing after adverse criticism (6,3)
See 15