Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (February 16th 2006) 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.

Former partner seizing new opportunity? (6)
Evict hawker who's secured Tier 8? (5,3)
Detective catching Bach out with bird (8)
French novelist working for Biblical judge (6)
Almost beaten, carrying home recipe for 5 across of the 1 (12)
Second leg of the jaunt (4)
Passed round green circle, given go-ahead (8)
Lumber round rocks with climber and swimmer (4,4)
Cross at indecent broadcast (4)
Scam leading female to turn to trifle (6-6)
Robe for girl with nothing on previously (6)
About 30p exchanged for artwork (8)
Left to get taken on again (8)
Ancient implement - one for gardeners, on reflection - illuminated within (6)
Russian composer's latter half (4)
Space capsule's origin in the 1960s, perhaps, caused turpitude (9)
Shakespeare's sweetheart's dubious humming? (6)
Assumed stolen fake contains forceful argument (5,3,7)
Make an impression with voice (8)
Bird from Mars keeps journalist up (5)
Non-conformist's turn to point to return of the same animal (10)
Team swallowing one short, misguided empiric's contraceptive (10)
Plant confers right to keep workers in work (9)
Never in servitude before unexpectedly joining armed force (8)
Suggestions for modern 3 (6)
Washerman gets the Lawrence magic (5)
Tax that's imposed on books (4)