Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (August 5th 2008) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 32 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Meet Nell, a reformed primitive (9)

Guarantee losing right result (5)

Copper interrupts an individual at the right moment (2,3)

Childlike interest in body of the church (5)

Highest ambition of first lady remains (7)

Luminary in performance is happy (9)

Wrongly maintain earl is dead (9)

A presence requiring dreadful respect (7)

Leading currency upset economist (6)

Stone the reptile hides under (6)

Live as a bird and take off (4,2)

Prince enters flat of major (6)

Boy in distress becomes champion (7)

Can Egyptian eat passion fruit? (9)

Scholar caught drinking wine (5)

Staff complete score for instrument (9)

Thief vandalised Neil's cart (9)

Priority service arranged in hotel (3,4)

Philosopher managed last of apple crumble (7)

Dried fruit cut for a sovereign (6)

Lance accepts coppers in shop (5)

Catch deer for the table (5)

Poet is finished, they say (5)

Ethiopian leader opening tournament (5)

Pressure or hound a shark (9)

Knight gets iodine and common salt (7)

Plant excessively covering carpet (6)

Spot redcap in stately home (6)

Endlessly prepare retreat in China (7)

Spill the beans on parasite found in school (6)

Torn fabric gets valued (9)

Relationship's come to an end and put off indefinitely (4,3)

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