Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (January 2nd 2009) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 29 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Contents of covered pan damaged by little beast (3,5)
Ignoring danger of peacekeepers joining conflict before letter of agreement (6)
Without love, a soldier can be a monster (6)
Boatman in youth given order to vacate land (5,5)
You may find gateaux on it, but not fruitcakes (7)
Borrow from boyfriend to hear orchestral soloist (4)
"The Eumenides" is typical setting for refrain (6)
Exploited said object (4)
Typical of a minister, swilling caviar (about one litre) (8)
Sent in unconvincing actor to star in court drama (6,6)
Strained limb? An agricultural worker is ready to drop (2,4)
See 23 (4)
Quick! Go back! This could be trespass (4)
Place for jewel production in Brest misspelt after first year in dictionary (6,3)
Oral check at vestals' romp with Boatman (6,4)
"The burden is behind me", he writes about drunken raves (9)
See 1
Negative admission: two treetops are spruce (5)
Policy-maker's collapse is rerun (7)
Under a month before Christmas we see "Frost" and "The Apprentice" (6)
Leading actor on drugs - they're common among the stars (9)
Leading actor in false paternity claim (7)
Here actors compete for central part of Pip in musical, with one drawback: at first sight ... (7,6)
... the odds are on McKellen's colleagues (9)
Careless dispatch rider losing script for film (3,4)
The line dividing the Kop after unfinished match (7)
No actor playing here (7)
Carries out complicated ascent (6)
Actor (below) mistaken for criminal (9)