Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (December 15th 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.

Vlad must cut in – Spooner's call-girl makes proposal to the gullible (1,4,1,6,2,4,3)
Mike's spoken message (5)
Not much money in bank lately (8)
Always first to get into bar ... which might explain this (4,3)
See 1
Ultimately confusing toilets without identifying symbols (5)
Board and lodging for priest in the Underworld (9)
Like daughters, speaks about youth (5,4)
Bird nightly entertains returning primate (5)
Fleming returned with Gallico and another author (7)
Boring, rubbish kind of humour (7)
Hello! Are police back probing who sent this? (4,4)
Rita's broken bones (5)
Farce! Set right Truss's mismanagement – it's likely to be painful (6,8)
Crippling one motorway, I tell the police, is about oil giant (12)
Correspond with a nameless politician (5)
Pop Idol segue highly praised (9)
Told off sleeping judge? (7)
Sort of ironic about Stimpy's original canine companion (7)
Cheeky angel representation (5)
Unlikely end to Tory do, eh – Cleverly shouted at Hunt (9)
Perhaps why issue's raised in political show (8,4)
Having lost tablets, unfortunately, late leaving for jaunt (9)
Caught taking type of acid – I'm involved bringing about resolution (9)
Listening intently – debt's twice changed hands (3,4)
Sister about to confuse worker in leather (7)
Singer and presenter Richard getting naked (5)
Hidden diamonds in country ( 5)