Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (December 10th 2004) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 30 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Roman general had a hold on father (7)
Press a loose woman for something sweet (3,4)
To understand nearly all of Italy is a drug (9)
Left in a vehicle with a bright girl (5)
Duck starting to eat in river (4)
Dig us out and I squeal, being in hiding (10)
Making water hot for band (6)
Known drawback is superficial (7)
Dismissed fifty with help not available (4,3)
One who does not eat quicker (6)
Part of leg keeps one on air, dancing, in a state (10)
Witnesses coming into view from left and right (4)
Racket used by champion needing short set (5)
Horribly vain and aloof, but not successful (2,2,5)
French writer having care of unfinished letter (7)
This is drunk with second type of potatoes (7)
British-born poet takes gold to hideout (5)
Standard artillery pistol held up (7)
Urns appearing in final note about Old Testament (4)
Healthy because of certain people - a statement of envy (3,5,3,4)
Right Honourable cronies: they do not love each other (4,4,7)
Destroy moth in sack, which is waterproof (10)
A man needs it: a mushroom (7)
Ted, about to eat up, made a noise (7)
Coffee break to fill pause, getting too favourable an impression (4,6)
Short account retained by Colin craftily (7)
Hostility is damaging to pleasure (3,4)
Survey's clean but nonsense (7)
It's thick, so put on top (5)
A party - Galatea is wanting a cuppa (4)