Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (January 8th 2015) 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.

Bird outside enclosure returned — outside a period of days (7)
Actor as famous convert, born-again Christian? (4,6)
Squelchy tropical fish ship collected (7)
Some illumination in difficult situation following escape (9)
Underwear back to front one king removed for a laugh (7)
Porn star in dalliance, sadly without affection (5,8)
Cheese nasty woman cut for author (4)
Spooner's slog, woman for taming being a dull person (8)
Funny opera (not English) includes light recitative (8)
Capital performance by one half confused (4)
Designer's new maternal style — see more than one Conservative wearing it (6,9)
Biblical king given greeting with more than just a shofar, seemingly (5)
Cleaner covering everything in part of palace, maybe (8)
Wild animal's connections being read out (4)
Rang off, being emotionally disturbed? (4,2)
Try to be more charming? Not I, if you do this! (4,2,2)
Terrified female given instruction to slow down (4)
See 3
Separate river drying up before the end (5)
Introductory enquiry — who played what sounds like rugby, briefly? (3,3,3)
Exotic dance movement with which girl wins Bruno's heart (5)
Rude wife assumed command going about (4)
Added substances clean underwear (7)
See 12 across
See 9
One of five children in street seen in a glance (6)
Someone funny and passionate with extra love (4)
Watery stuff from two rivers being baled out of rowing boat (4)
Horses apt to bolt, abandoning a warm Leopardstown enclosure? (3,5)
Engineers with crazy guy set up electronic device (5)