Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (January 20th 2006) 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.

Footballer's wife without reserve could be caustic (6)
Principles of writing, including what is said (6)
One's being that heavy, a gambler is commensurately commendable (2,4,3,6)
Old warrior was a bully (6)
Not a sign of lawyers (8)
Some compassion with most unusual signs of disorder (8)
With books old king became informed (6)
Raving first-born turns on parent (6)
Classic letter bore fruit for recipient (8)
In form to be informed? (2,6)
Bird disease (6)
Novel "Another Banger" by - by car builder, they say (10,5)
Boy reflects on having offended (6)
York, say, comes to the boil (6)
Astronomer contrived to employ with nothing lost (7)
Bound to speak with confidence (5)
Movement, namely her getting back down under (7)
Gold piece, a pound that's circulating (7)
What Petruchio did literally and soundly? (9)
Live in London suburb where drink is illegal (7)
Trousers with sizable feature in front (6)
A Windsor not up to university (9)
Loudspeakers? (7)
Bach composition of a student in labour (7)
It may be coughed up to help out vehicle maker (6)
US doctor curtailed computer facility (7)
Disgusting, like the ending of Hamlet? (7)
Potato lifting, except King Edward (5)