Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (July 12th 2012) 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.

Picture of Foreign Secretary (8)
Little creature, quiet and soft round the edge (6)
Civil riot can be expressive of ill will (9)
To find Conservative leader in benefit would be sweet (5)
Occasions with top people having alternative opinions? (5,7)
Thought some should be paid each month (4)
Like some shales help to keep the wheels turning (3-7)
Restraint heard before arrest, largely giving way to plastic (6,4)
College member without a study (4)
Agent's friend collapsed, lacking support (4-8)
Where soldiers are about to dig madly between furrows (5)
Count died, unfortunately, to be taken off (9)
A quarter is enough to try (6)
Faculty of approval in boat race crew? (8)
It's a comedown, though some evidence points the other way (4)
Glut finds composer one short (4)
Fruit of glorifying without Tips? (6)
Slug in meals put up on the wall? (8,5)
Pelt off to a place of refuge (8)
Punished after sick notes found too vague? (3-7)
Newspaper man in current depression (5,5)
Boldly do 11 off without emotion (4-9)
Implements used by orchestras for tuning? (10)
Vote could be free but odd about finish (10)
Knockout over the abyss, wherein is brevity (8)
Grotesque stance makes law (6)
Confess what's bad? Good! (4)
King added head to the King's Head (4)