Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (December 18th 2006) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 29 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Appetisers provided in various parties (9)
Not inclined to put up, say, the tree (5)
Friar has Christmas tip for food container (4,3)
Row after a youngster appears in panto (7)
Singers in church, knocking back port (5)
Mince pie men? (9)
Seasonal song featuring Ebenezer Scrooge (1,9,5)
The present holders (9)
A girl's party quip? (5)
We yearn for change in 2007 (3,4)
Rent-a-party? It's a wind-up (7)
Girl waits for its performance (5)
A Christmas tree, for example, is always popular (9)
Stocking filler (5,5)
Employed to dry up after drink with the clergy (3,5)
Warning the tree is about to be taken down (6)
Suitable presents, say, for a flirtatious female (4)
Property conveyancers? (6,4)
Angelic turn of phrase initially introducing Christmas (8)
Fragile present (6)
Make a hit unexpectedly by sending up crackers (4)
Monks' party? Correct (3,2,5)
Foolish direction for a fieldsman (5,5)
Old scholars dipped into them (8)
Put in charge again (8)
Going to the front, place of duty for nurse (6)
Secures pieces of mistletoe (6)
It's cold at the Pole, but not unpleasant (4)
Form of decoration that has grown over the years (4)