Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (January 24th 2000) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 27 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

It may be pointed out in the desert (6)

Mother angled for a place at Oxford (8)

Arsenal manager (8)

Eat, but not seriously we hear (6)

Commercial advantage in rebuilding in single plot (7,5)

Back a mount, ie bet (4)

Strangely ill with bug? No, it's in the blood (8)

Accommodate a man who suffered in fraud (3-2,3)

Lied about being out of work (4)

Police officer at finish of chase examining body (12)

Trees having no great variety (6)

Registered having listened for a change (8)

Items of clothing used by violinists (1-7)

A wave that makes a wave (6)

Crooked king in a bad way (4)

Not a single female will wear this outfit (9)

Painfully secretive about foreign money (6)

Union convenors? (8,7)

Absconding child makes mischief (6-2)

A short spell of hostile behaviour (5)

German city circulating a list of necessities (10)

Unions need new suggestions (10)

Ivan's rule - terrible, in general (9)

Pilot's emergency exit? (8)

Guest for the bingo official (6)

Prose form that gives difficulties (5)

Said to be top dog (4)

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