Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (October 16th 2023) 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.

Artist may use this daily fuel (8)

Voracious guzzler originally quite thin (6)

Piers in medieval story's told to start without a meal (10,5)

Acknowledgement of item reviewed in Radio Times at first (7)

England captain formerly on reduced grub (6)

Conducts gender-fluid performances (9)

Sounds like bad-tempered greengrocer's cross (4)

Blokes, gushing types so they say (7)

Categorise Harry Potter's eye (10)

Privy council against church welcoming ladies, possibly (8)

King's boring flair for language (5)

It's sickening to quote one contrarily (6)

Drool over Irish whiskey? (6)

Rodents a soldier's catching abroad (7)

Dealer's staff on special drinks (8)

Exotic Parsee lady smiles briefly and I'm speechless! (2,4,3,6)

Not brought up to tease unmarried nursemaid (8)

Directing evening out (9)

Blocks, last couple of five digits (6)

One scoring equaliser in state, restricting England (7)

Enraged criminal intercepted by motorway officer (8)

Censor depressed writer (4-6)

Sound unit last month initially avoided calumny (7)

Oddie's first swan not ringed? (4)

Maestro cheekily clasping foot (7)

A setter's retired to tackle good puzzle (6)

Plenty of time to muse (5)

Clearly bowled, as is fitting (8)

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