Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (October 8th 2009) 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.

Agreement with new university stopping homework (6)
Relish tight spot (6)
Field marshal starting military expedition refutes one hoping to lose (7)
Union leader's documents about poor people (7)
Rough and rude, the waterhen is swimming (5,3,7)
Vessel heading for disaster? In what way? (4)
Safeguard cast on a picture (10)
Science not entirely accepted by grand English epicure (10)
Primarily sick people at such resorts? (4)
Doctor never reimposing herbal remedy source (7,8)
Cathy worked and Edward went sailing (7)
Farm in Victoria, say? (7)
Wally has empty suitcase in wardrobe (6)
Delivery from arch­bishop's place to outskirts of Exeter (6)
Croatian regularly dispenses with shower, perhaps (9)
Like a dead parrot, held back by pheromones? (2,4)
Rod goes to conference centre on a horse (9)
The governor with fruit (5)
Influential group, as in mountainous region (8)
Exploiter of others given shelter by church (5)
Head almost understood man from Germany responsible for hanky-panky (11)
Under 18, young rock star (11)
Not wanting to be shot (6-3)
Ad-lib one's better without (9)
Star ties knots for entertainers (8)
Spoil a little rascal with a bit of music (6)
By the sound of it, extra large top (5)
On stage one waited for exit before Act Two started (5)