Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (November 1st 2016) 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.

A period of denial at home in the midst of a famous victory (9)
Food for tea needed by two adjacent sitters at table (5)
From where hospital's left to get short cut (9)
US criminal and what he fought against (5)
This old mum is taking the place of one (6)
HE establishment no more? Grumble (8)
Turned up to collar doctor (7)
Game that maybe Derby lost (7)
Backward-looking VIP I confront (8)
A tree through which sun can be seen (6)
Article about G&S character (5)
Jazz fan, the fellow crossing Ireland (9)
Man's group of seven including knight? (5)
Beans munched, fizzy drink swallowed (9)
Knight with good heart in battle (6)
Novice offering nothing — crewmen worried about that (8)
Lack of action from saint the way things are (6)
Puny chap burying head, awfully miserable (7)
French annoyance over islands to the north (6)
Mistresses are had for meal, turning up to be hugged by ambassador (8)
Obscure band beginning to blow old trumpet (4)
Desolate area is no good for shelter — fix up here for the night? (8)
Cumbrian village square, say, sealed off at one end (4)
Individual tactful in speech (8)
In less than ten years you went to rack and ruin (7)
Impressions created by silver found in house turned upside down (6)
Retreat from a male beast, keeping quiet (6)
Light gold carriage (6)