Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (December 9th 2005) 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.

Mischievous lifestyle in flasher's garb? (7)
Overstate politician's makeover (6)
Booze left by roundabout (8)
None too bright on the other side of the tracks (6)
The voice of many bridge partners receiving strange insight into card game thus (12)
Froth that's mighty intractable (10)
Repeat the usual nonsense (6)
See 17
Fried meals prepared in support of the union (10)
Make off without damaging soccer team's leader's scientific apparatus (12)
Notice pig's admitted into vessel (6)
Voice of islander swallowing a drug (8)
Hideaway in which to piddle about in sink (6)
Total absorption of bird's bone (7)
Spice club (4)
17 19 upheld by Tyrolean (4)
Dowdy toper similatively pinching bottom (8)
Sound of inlet - or of disused hinge? (5)
Protective coat for former lover returning to Spain (6)
Pittance is wasted combating infection (10)
Man often televised travelling by camel, more than half 24, say (10)
Time permitted for transferring note in dubious cause (6)
Vegetable providing security for German to run up credit facility (6,4)
Fought over ancient racket (10)
Animal smell concealing that of human (6)
Plant a representative in the county (8)
Wooden strip holds king fast (6)
Exchange of hands in vulgar sort of war (5)
Half this time? (4)
At which to find director of Ethel Merman (4)