Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (December 15th 2017) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 33 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Despise men after act of violence (5)
Document principally, Candlestick, Hall, Mrs …held by dad? (9)
Led games going after Miss Scarlet? (9)
Plod tense — do this in library? (5)
See 25
Vermin: essentially contains small mammals (7)
Hand partners pieces on board (5)
Hint: stick in billiard room (3)
Hat in work held by peg (5)
Peacock shows this? Best to decline (7)
Last Cluedo room's empty? No suspect (7,7)
Bowl balls without line and length at crease? (5)
Reports of things fired around home (9)
Cook, Prof … all on form for the Cluedo board? (5,4)
That's it! Lose board game (5)
Miss rope that's cut (4)
Feller was upset after row (8)
Stay in favour of suspect in the middle (4)
Random policemen turning up to house heading to room with a detective (8)
See 7
Does it feature lead suspect, maiden and others? (5,5)
Is Rev Green bad, having taken a bent spanner? (6,6)
Place on board mostly for boss (4)
Complete shock: winning (3,2)
They don't put crosses on papers? Two good grades by markers? (10)
Woman will fire shots from large gun (5)
Fit to take in ten clues to be solved (8)
Pounds to cover lives in retirement? Supported by these? (8)
Result of competitions having missed lead piping (6)
Preserve degree in wood frame (6)
Muscular admirer (4)
Goes out with European babes regularly (4)
Scene of murders in retreat (4)