Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (August 9th 1999) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 26 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

One who smashes cars - on the circuit? (7)

One is supposed to look better for eating them (7)

An infant rock-and-roller (6)

One's fiancée proposed (8)

Great honour conferred on an Arab sultanate (4)

Generally helpful, he has the odd idea to abscond (4,2,4)

Documents required when handing over vehicles (11)

A cut above the other ranks? (10)

They are driven from the river (4)

Sort of story that may be touching? (4,4)

Used in a sewing machine, it goes round a screw (6)

Discipline gained since conversion to church (7)

Touching sympathy (7)

Are there three bank holidays for the rest of its crew? (7)

Cool chap with energy for the dance (8)

Information a girl found in Switzerland (6)

A mammoth beast disposed to stand and moo (8)

Sarcastic driver, maybe, in charge (6)

Masses of people moving about in the morning in the streets (7)

Game for some drunken flirting? (11)

Explorer whose name lives on in America (8)

Rent hall in order to mesmerise people (8)

Not a subject put on in advance (7)

Mother checks out but doesn't leave (7)

New demand put out of one's mind (6)

Subordinate gives name and number (6)

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