Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (August 18th 2003) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 29 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Taking away Sherlock Holmes's secret of success (9)

PC Skinner (6)

Something said about Antony? (6)

Show fond regard for the opposite sex (4)

Straightforward reason why fountain pen needs a refill? (5-5)

Non-bowler put in to bowl (6)

Global degree of freedom (8)

Those chosen travelled with the conductor (9)

Heavy piece of wood, though it could be light (4)

Fight a spell of illness (4)

Insisted order is order (8)

Neutral gear (6)

Help one man in trouble? That's fantastic! (10)

Money taken at gunpoint? (4)

Possibly seated and quite composed (6)

Recollect nasty times in grammatical structure (6)

Ill-mannered person with dog in queue (7)

Construct perpendicular (5)

Ruler and a sheet of paper required (7)

Housing development willingly left (6)

Share in a growing concern (9)

State engineer's middle name (7)

Muckspreading may be a remedial application (5,8)

Given a warning about education (9)

Spoils the opening of Blackpool Illuminations (7)

American friend takes a turn more often than not (7)

Fleece to wear out (7)

Let pass (6)

Mint bar? (5)

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