Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (May 9th 2008) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 33 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Boyfriend taking part of our capital, say (4)
Isn't commonly in the sea, say (8)
Swiss who painted substance of the human body, say (4)
Academy's recognition for picture from Kokoschka, say (5)
Sailor is sight better looking, say (8)
Ode men composed about fruit for Dr Seuss, say (3,2,5)
Sturdy paper boats, say (5)
In sort of steel, workers put in iron, carbon and manganese, say (8)
Part of speech given to church, say (9)
Fruit in lots of running water, say (8)
Unwritten messages from English chap, say (1-4)
Boyfriend as replacement for Ted, say (6)
Place such as New York or Washington, say (5)
A part of one's hair lifted, say (6)
Old European's impudent behaviour, say (4)
Fine clue composed about name, say (9)
Politician starts in this office, ends in another, say (4)
Relaxed in every other part of exam, say (4)
Subject to tough search, having smuggled alcohol from Canaries, say (7)
Warning liberal after vote, say (3,7)
For a song, the sound made by bird, say (5)
A separate thing, it appears, in final parts of the main event, say (6)
Coke and rum originally served in saloon, say (3)
Container for remains that could be ours, say (7)
Cotton line in front of Jersey, say (5)
Smart group among freshmen, say (5)
Without any qualifications, say (5)
Animals forming line, the opposite of 17, say (3,4)
Limits of main advance restricted Communist leader, say (9)
American actor or Scottish singer in royal house, say (7)
Piano used in old American quartet, say (4)
Large pet for Hans Christian Andersen, say (5,4)
Sudden raids using force, or otherwise, say (6)