Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (October 23rd 2003) 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.

Shirts lost here. Desire, after all, loses one in laundry (4,6,5)
What, some Europeans say, old singer's got in purse (9)
The Guardian's about to make a stink (5)
Top wine waiter's pointless and muddled, showing sluggishness (7)
One of the regulars is rather noticeable in appearance (7)
What's owed penniless victim of trickery (3)
Plant polled fern included in enigmatic clue (7)
Jumpy over spread in back of tabloid (7)
Even Pequod's missing circling whales with competence (7)
I long to leave capital before getting occupancy of new sculptor (7)
This vehicle reverses into its club (3)
To demonstrate hostility I shall repeatedly hug women (3-4)
Syrian city not prepared to support MacAllistair's enlightenment? (7)
In homage, went down pathetically like 10 that's unnecessary (5)
A conventional US vessel for pulling back round a country (9)
Understanding needed to encode a letter in translation? (7,8)
The town crier is running late (3,6,6)
Sinister cult has locked up its riches (5)
Someone in a restaurant in Cornwall or Jersey (7)
Outwardly profligate young man filling in with this? (7)
Encourage head to drop towards feet of clay ... (7)
... worker on coverings for feet left aiming for head dress (7)
In compiling, Afrit (without love) or Enigmatist (with stronger reason) (1,8)
Sporting myth - viewer has to be treated with a "V" (6,5,4)
The fourth described thus by poet in case change to 2 takes precedence (9)
Footballer's reciprocal love for tennis player (3)
One sees part of rare object in haystack (3)
Two reports of money being integral to the deal (5-2)
Bucolics, say, turn up to feed drug to pointer (7)
Well done, Bill! Cracking display! (7)
Take to be French and notice the patch-up job (7)
Order - I've found it in Nebraska! (5)