Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (August 17th 2004) 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.

Basic drive in pool that pockets black one (6)
Blade introduces a doctor to club (8)
Pointlessly hose drunk (5)
Contrary to the object of worship? (9)
French dance in place with shroud over pulpit (9)
17's first league record (5)
Unhappy that record is not played earlier? (12)
Eponymous heroine has ones opposed to king in sporting stadium (4,8)
Pollarded more promising willow ... (5)
... or else pruned white rose (9)
Hinder bill backing French king (9)
Swim and climb at health centre (5)
Get ready to time event (8)
Small bloomer when knowledge is in short measure (6)
Praise surrounds bird heading range (8)
One of two unions is great, one obscure (8)
Some did it together just the same (5)
Planet earth - ET runs off to hide when finished (6,7)
Separate night ends in gloomy quarter (9)
Moving it east-nor'-east (6)
Laymen slipped in another way (6)
Alarm calls had to be paid for: a sign of what's to come (13)
Never been had? (9)
One in the church? (8)
Window when framed by good joiner (8)
What sheep go through and get up sluggish (6)
Time to put out light material (6)
Turn like the worm turned in Huckleberry Finn (5)