Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (May 12th 2003) 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.

How father put sugar over the vegetable shoots? (9)
Liquid used in some thermometers (5)
Spanish gentleman's secret goal, perhaps (7)
Mystery of cuckoopint found outside container (7)
Recalled Oriental island's fame (4)
Masculine element taken into account by criminal (10)
Embrace the French model with throat-band (7)
Object to something in the paper . . . (7)
. . . about French town sign for theological colleges (10)
It's a long story about a thing without substance (4)
Integrity shown in bed, perhaps (7)
When one man came in, another was grateful (7)
Milk drunk in Columbus's ship? (5)
Elgar work won't upset Darlington, for example (5,4)
Decide to gamble no further on finding money in the food (4,2,4,5)
Rash to dip me in ice stupidly (8)
Examination raising some regular objections (4)
Uninformed soldier turning to girl with book (8)
Left possessions in landed property (6)
Ismail features in French sea song (8)
Isle that's lying about northeast (6)
More grand screen characters seen at the Victorian place of entertainment (8,7)
Inexperienced seafarer comes ashore on island (8)
Drink a Conservative takes, depending on chance (8)
Crazy person may be expert on drug (8)
Mother to get granny one tomorrow (6)
Sails with the top people (6)
In these days we may be stricken with fear (4)