Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (October 16th 2010) clues of The Guardian Quick crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 22 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Riddle (9)

Cads — shoe parts (5)

Certificate of achievement (7)

Unsuitable name for a person or thing (8)

Drink — collection of beauties? (4)

More nervous (6)

Southwest European principality (6)

Somewhere to sit (4)

Cowboys' home? (4,4)

Something used for extraction — courted (anag) (7)

Strange (5)

Widespread — current (9)

Buyer (8)

Agreed — dropped off (6)

Scruff of the neck (4)

2016 Olympics host (3,2,7)

Smooth tongued — too squeamish (5-7)

Flue clearer (7,5)

(In written music) an instruction involving sharps and flats (3,9)

Loss of confidence (4,4)

Savage (6)

Active volcano (4)

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