Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (December 4th 2018) 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.

Level playing field (5)
Scornful father recoils, breaking joint (8)
Have no scruples, but never rise (5,2,7)
Gunners knocked over Nutmeg's battered case (8)
Sportive fellow, hairy (6)
Delighted about content of songs being extended (9)
Apparent end of iconic king on stage (5)
Where to put fuel for military vehicles (5)
Summon up prayer on religious subject (9)
Insubstantial lake with silver lining (6)
Wife no longer covered bust, I admitted (8)
Main base (6,2,3,3)
Particular contingent of troopers on alert (8)
Cantankerous head dismissed, not employed for some time (5)
Put one's foot down after Gestapo trashed collector's item (7,5)
Setting limits on Spooner's borough that's failing? (5,4)
No problem with pong surrounding rubbish (5)
Upcoming duty list observed, one sets off (9)
Castle where felon's beheaded (4)
Organisation of parish clerks, last three dropping round (9)
Archdeacon attending American Beauty (5)
New trophy ready, supporting hospital's remedial treatment (12)
Talk, endlessly cliched, is a source of irritation (9)
Fraudulent cutie fled in disarray (9)
Cutting of taxes by queen works out (9)
In rebellious age, sailor came to prominence (5)
Additional gold-coated article (5)
Males below average to begin with? So be it (4)