Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (December 16th 2011) 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.

Bugs for which Stalin's henchman introduced law (8)
Bird finds oil spread in seaweed (6)
Point to one politician as being ineffectual (4)
Australia has a single chicken and it's fast disappearing (5,5)
Stage equipment that's not so clever? (6)
There's a warning in what's left to replace trees (8)
Account in fault that turns out to be correct (7)
Fair in which is a tightrope walker (7)
High storey heard as not necessarily 15 (4,4)
Embryonic challenger to chess champion (6)
False clues crop up to sideline belief (10)
It's found in couples each at endless enmity (4)
Big times for some in Oklahoma (6)
Station that's passed on the way to its destination (8)
Degree to which quartz is used in classical building (8)
One has to mind it with dogs and cats about (4)
How a Londoner is said to work with this? (6)
Virgin and child in stone (7)
Strong pure wolf stock (8)
Poor dear gran is upset (10)
Tradesmen get to grips with them (6)
Science said to convey antipathy to Old Bill? (10)
Articles on a 2 twisted foot (8)
Where soldiers appear to display idleness? (8)
Criticism about wives, perhaps (7)
Reluctant to read a little poetry? (6)
Special day, if eats are served up (6)
One denied having been told about cattle? (4)