Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (February 1st 2011) 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.

Start putting fresh lead on carpet (4,3)
A dead giveaway? (7)
Key closing old lift (5)
Tory squeezing a Liberal, it's 1-0 for the government? (9)
Total power lost, I am taking bus, sadly (10)
Rejection of local housing right wind-up! (4)
Grammatical term speaking of Santa's little helper? (11,6)
Fancy quality beef, lower in essential content (11)
Flying man? (4)
A work of art padre initially put in position at front of church? (10)
I get a rat cooked to keep very lean (9)
See 24
Most elevated, a total of 22 international cricketers? (7)
See 1 down
Very passionate, but Spooner's nasty and yellow! (4,2,7)
See 14
Fool, unfortunately clouted around, beaten (10)
Actuality about East side (5)
Restaurant with money overlooking lake (9)
Leave fairly shortly (4)
Treat Paul with dire injection (8)
Theme music old writer's written up in new tome (4,4)
Fruit soaking up one's drink, disperses (10)
Sharp tack left upside down, piercing islander (9)
Terror, certainly, underneath a couple of females (8)
Girl in limo that's funny one-liner? (8)
Huge creature's ear bitten by grizzly, end ripped off (6)
Ducks are put in the oven with last of sausage stuffing (6)
Four men framed for a crime they didn't commit ’ad meat (1-4)
US emergency vehicle's worry with individual trapped, fight ensuing (4,5)