Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (August 21st 2001) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 30 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Accumulation bet gets record (7)

Like Irish lake lacking hermit (7)

Point where monocle is used (9)

Stagger about quietly in disgust (5)

-X/A (ingenious?) (4)

Ruinous for an intellect around here in France (10)

One is not dressed without one (6)

Keen for decimal point (7)

Ideal excuse when changing penny for silver (7)

Refuse to eat hot buffet (6)

Feeling the needle a tiny bit (10)

Check cakes over (4)

Claim that one's in French town, for example (5)

Stars are odd man out (9)

Point out scene's gist (7)

It covers most of the main features (7)

Bowl recognisable in-swinger (5)

Brief agreement (7)

Lap speed? (4)

Midas's parting gift? (6,9)

Old Year's beginning in caution and a New Year starts festively (12,3)

Take off about right - I take off gently (10)

Storm ends last day trip with two who complain (7)

Part of empty vessel that can make music (7)

Idleness of the male population? (10)

Box to fill time (7)

What's left mum strapped (7)

Travelling light? (7)

Empty balloons start drooping (5)

Moment to ship plant (4)

Search Clues

Latest Clues

• Carefully check
• Naked models
• Manicured items
• Moderate heat
• Jolly dictator beheaded in self-inflicted blunder
• Scientist's workplace
• News report
• Strong poison
• Nevertheless
• Of earthquakes
• Unruly youth unhappy given vase to hold refused
• Common thread
• Leisure time after priest's last afternoon service
• Punishment stick
• Small islands
• Chamber of the heart
• Dark beer
• With more foliage
• Piece of glowing coal
• I'm done talking balls
• Travelling fair
• French lady worried air is cracking pasta
• Hair dye
• Linking or enlisting
• Slant or slope

Random Clues

• Not shallow
• Marine hue
• Unit involved in a shell game?
• A show of some variety
• Do again
• Have concern
• Tiny objections
• Corridors
• Party org.
• Skin art, for short
• Quote from Homer
• Tribe's spiritual emblem
• Bundle
• Pulling vehicle back into complex (8)
• Contagious inflammation of the eye also called acute conjunctivitis
• Like action thriller films
• Camera glass
• Result of get-ting too close to a happy baby?
• Function
• Candle count less one
• A singing bank teller? (7-5)
• Pioneer video game systems
• Neat
• With passion, start performing in and be very good
• Summer, in Sèvres