Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (April 17th 2021) clues of The Guardian Weekend crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 24 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Desert covering parts of Nevada and California (6)
Hawksbill __, reptile on the 3 (6)
__ McEntire, country singer (4)
Amur __, predator on the 3 (7)
The absence of belief in deities (7)
Inspector __, character created by Colin Dexter (5)
International convention governing trade in endangered species (5)
Australian rugby union international (7)
The object of Hamlet's affections? (7)
Bluefin __, fish on the 3 (4)
George's friend in Of Mice and Men (6)
Site of a decisive Royalist defeat in the English Civil War on 14 June 1645 (6)
Newly differentiated 12 on the 3 (6)
Indonesian island, home to a rhino on the 3 (4)
Name given to the IUCN's catalogue of endangered species (3,4)
__ Fugard, South African playwright whose works include The Island (5)
Ingredient used for dipping bread or on couscous, especially in Morocco (5,3)
The __, nickname for Sheffield United (6)
__ House, Edward Gorey's home in Cape Cod, Massachusetts (8)
Newly differentiated 12 on the 3 (7)
__ Grey, Lady Merton, character in Downton Abbey played by Penelope Wilton (6)
Chimpanzee on the 3 (6)
__ MacArthur, yachtswoman (5)
A feature of 12 - or a former President of the European Council (4)