Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (December 31st 2009) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 30 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

19 × 19 = animal (4,3)
11 ÷ 11 = open (6)
24 + 21 = open (8)
2 - 23 = close (6)
Be a good cook, cutting pastry (8,4)
Uncompromising sellers, ten crooked (10)
European losing head where beer served (3)
Send up that which holds down (3)
9 ballet dancing, domestic material (5,5)
Vice president, forgetting depression with her wobbling bust, enters into this? (12)
Statesman, one investing in house via mortgage, having lost capital (6)
Church compound headed by bachelor (8)
Expressed disappointment at team's announcement (6)
Host appears 4 (7)
Blunder, if this worn in summer? (4)
Neighbouring garden finally given attention (4)
10 drawn … (8)
… and the same half seen on edge (5)
English composer finding another "Unfinished" antiquated (6)
First to acknowledge I'm interrupting people's films (10)
In getting shifted around hospital, becoming 4 (10)
What might hold, or float on, water? (6)
A king in shocking situation, doffing crown to appear friendly (10)
Mountain climbing and sailing not hard, so unconvincing performance (4-6)
Audibly, songs producing big noise … (6)
… whose supporter once finds refuge in champ (8)
One entering business lecture (6)
Getting close to Jesus affected the Devil (5)
Given some revilement, I regret getting fag out (4)
Succeeded in speech, though 4 (4)