Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (December 23rd 2010) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 32 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Man of words caught in entrance wearing long pants? (6,7)
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Cardinal supplied a lot of light gas in cereal for everyone (9)
Harpist and painter as parent keeping 6 (5)
Shakespearean in the orchestra (5)
Write study of Ulster in Thackeray's history (9)
Embittered note about Scots sweetheart to stay (7)
Derisive comment on brute eating his head (3-3)
Look at fellow during shuteye, say? (6)
Polish part of Hungarian city backed with sound of drum (3-1-3)
Old musical student at start of play in Liverpool street (5,4)
No way in which Jeremy has chains (5)
The best thing is to get religious fellow elevated (5)
King of Wales, abandoning rugby, on direct path that's pointless (9)
Prize for sexagenarian finding spring in a kiss (3,4)
Brute when the sheet's turned back? (6)
Comes from the German saint (7)
Cocoa and chocolate are one originally (5)
Devotee of Verdi etc: if with article, of Pergolesi? (5,4)
Container of tea drunk by kangaroo on its way? (7)
1 4's pet pig swallowing first of drugs, ecstasy (5)
Disposed of round flat note like sisters of chalk cliffs (9)
Devotee of nature creating hell among teachers (6)
Dickensian number from Orange? (6)
Use Jewish number 50 as coalition's new model? (4,5)
1 4's 4 down, Jewish majority with one churchman (9)
Old copper leaves epic: coppers need muscle (7)
Borders capturing man in place of jackdaw (6)
1 4's presenter to cry up source (7)
Month's shortly up: cover with extraordinary protection (3,3)
4 across playing Alice? (5)
Narcotic work I take with hesitation (5)