Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (August 16th 2012) 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.
| Prize for beauty contest proposed, if clad improperly (5,2,7) |
| What finally achieved breakthrough for investment — offshore? (5) |
| Everything you said with token of love is like 20 (8) |
| Drop, in a way, an Italian course (7) |
| European in work unit turned over explosive device (7) |
| Looter of antiquities rejected half-hearted mild complaint (5) |
| Royals are distraught in period of world revolution (5,4) |
| Greek scholar using Latin in the lines translated (9) |
| Female capturing heart of Menelaus — and that of 2 (5) |
| Bestow artistic distinction on Greek heroine (7) |
| Stirring conclusion from a conflict with Priam, for example (7) |
| Verse removed from page covering warrior's faithful wife (8) |
| Identity of someone Homer initially included, on which you'll find a lot of books? (5) |
| Warning about largesse from financially challenged people? City disastrously ignored it (6,2,6,7,5) |
| War hero's sole weakness? Yes and no … (8,4) |
| … as this enemy proved in city (5) |
| Coming from Greece, men at sea (9) |
| American embraced by distinguished scientist — their work is peripheral to art (7) |
| Harm English lass as criminal (7) |
| Charming woman Odysseus resisted, left out of social group (5) |
| Recall taking part in capturing a belligerent (4,1,4) |
| See 27 |
| Bird like 1 across, I heard (9) |
| Player, in practice, tries again to take queen (9) |
| Experiencing awkward situation — it's a lion he disturbed (2,1,4) |
| A little bit of gunpowder, say, for robber (3,4) |
| Articles about Trojan leader and Thersites, initially (5) |
| In dire necessity find personification of peace for Greeks? (5) |