Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (August 18th 2016) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 29 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

One who dresses edgy characters in theatre, including butcher playing Spiderman? (6,3,5)
See 9
Warning by daughter before home collapsed (5,2)
Ulster's top spot? Hint: Northern Ireland's ale's brewed but not seen drunk here (7,6)
Silly way battle ends (5)
ASLEF missing point, going off bad weather warning (3,6)
Refuge provided by Macau? Silly move after cutback, it appears (9,6)
Talked foolishly of car journey learner driver went on first (9)
One trying to gain love of woman with alarmed expression (5)
Braveheart not heartless following impudence? That's noble (7)
Scottish victory — poet cut cake first (11)
Spirit of type in egg flips (5)
Salt a setter confused with all but initially Epsom salts (9)
Marine invertebrate crab craftily hid around different pool mostly (10)
A lovable rogue, primarily (5,3)
Game girl but no model, ultimately (6)
Chap getting last letter from Mrs Brown (4)
Teased about large bottom at first — it's wet and messy (10)
Doesn't drink with sailor, as isn't at sea (8)
Wordplay comes across flipping poorly? Do this to make things tighter (4,2)
Darned newsreels! (4)
Expedite nothing at all at silly sounding gallery (10)
Buddhist priest caught having unholy smirk about theory of evolution (10)
One of 13, say, giving support to Harry and his gran (8)
Beware second hands on watch? (8)
See 12
Cold and cheerless? If no success at first, just try … (6)
… try, try again — to be hot to trot? (2-2)
See 23 across