Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (August 17th 2005) 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.

Time for a French joke? (3,5,2,4)

A flier's device for cutting costs (9)

Almost completely sheltered walk (5)

It's designed to protect from harm etc (5)

A dog bored by hunting? (9)

Homeliness functions on Sunday (8)

Stuff the Swiss rolled out for breakfast? (6)

How Adam was originally discovered (6)

Narrow kind of bridge (8)

Where people walk to work (9)

Shut tight (5)

Dig out most of dungeon (5)

Papers unveiled a secret do (9)

Musicians who always sound off? (7,7)

One who figures in the racing world (4,10)

In a frenzy, mescalin produces proteins (7)

Land of Hope (9)

Silly boy is on heroin (8)

Supplier of lubricants dealing in coal (6)

Curtains made from hated material (5)

Trees with their roots in Jove's acorns! (7)

With training, she made Sisters leading teachers (14)

Rash result of grasping the nettle? (9)

Paper wrapping for Yorick's skull (8)

Kind of pink cheese (7)

Missionary put in mid-Wales (7)

Play about Viola (6)

King had one castle in Spain (5)

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