Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (August 8th 2012) 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.

Tricky situation, having to preserve a mischiev­ous child (6)
Dull Second and Third from Prokofiev, ending in Vaughan Williams' mortified cry? (6)
See 26
Popular figure into reforming, yet law unto herself, the Queen (3,5,2)
Old 26 9, lightweight in store (6)
Bearing right, work to see name on old US aircraft (8)
So brevity different! (9)
Weak film about boxing (5)
Strike small arachnid (5)
Little time to cry, protecting wife after a month in siege (6,3)
Empty hen house duck found centrally in street (5,3)
Farm animals talked regularly behind domestic animal (6)
Patient accommodating seconds, parts to find hot meals (10)
Both thin and thick stuff written by me — quite some name! (8)
Invalid guided around a rider (6)
New beginnings in double entendres, Uranus circling 9 being taken from behind (6)
Staff around but it needs filling (7)
Catholic penetrating spy organisation, getting about (5)
Child in stories that's not saying enough (7)
A poet entertaining circle on a ship (6)
Feel low, as every daughter in line heading for nuptials (5,4)
Publication for whom monkey writes cryptic (3,4,5)
Brunette with plait plaited, sweet thing (6,7)
Pubs' motto, possibly? (7,2)
Paul's set up drink, then game wrapped in fruit, but no starter for 26 9 (7,7)
See 17
Welshman's grasped member, it's claimed (7)
26 9, model no more (6)
See 7