Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (October 17th 2000) clues of The Guardian Cryptic 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.

Little Maureen met nun refurbishing shrine (8)

Getting mug with nothing in against a voucher (6)

Mould seen outside at a religious building (8)

Youth leader in a squalid neighbourhood seeking shelter (6)

Unidentified girl admits nothing ... (4)

... about going into back of athlete''s Herald (10)

Name people not coming back around one (7)

Needing soft water on board for minor injuries? (7)

Poles decline to meet employees (10)

Spacious and on first class lines (4)

Posts as it's not folded (8)

Story about an island race that's mere gossip (6)

Girl's simple article overlooked heterodoxy (6)

Doctor acknowledging cause of death? (8)

No potent replies to malicious message in writing (6-3,6)

Co-operating as a tug-of-war team (7,8)

Getting through to farms about ground that's always frozen (10)

Height of land round ancient city (7)

Dregs of society writing back about copper (4)

Slyly taking advantage of towing a racing car? (7,1,4,3)

And not the navy, having one about to disembark here (8,7)

Put elsewhere, wild ponies riot (10)

Sporting violation not acceptable to team (7)

Only student less than 10 stone! (4)

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