Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (January 12th 2009) clues of The Guardian Quiptic 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.

Circle small lake surrounding hotel (5)
Literary midget who's a library member? (8)
State sugar crop's initially levelled to earth by pest (8,6)
Person who impresses could be even half more serious (8)
Squeezes water out of armbands over river (6)
Heard cat rise to get bird (9)
Typical Derwentwater view includes this tree (5)
Wise comedian sent up a German after some hesitation (5)
Sailor Chay, mast broken, heads north (9)
Set off with English doctor on old ship (6)
Look on as building etc is covered by flood (8)
Upper-class comedienne ran production with private means (8,6)
Pessimistic about exercise in spaceship (8)
Pickled parts of fish (5)
Cricketer's wife to pass time off with Guardian (12)
Inform on measures taken around daybreak (9)
Cricketer's swallowed very small bug (5)
Northern town's holding day to obtain top advice on finance (9)
Costume for royal order? (4)
Make huge fuss about old veteran being without free carer (9)
In Paris she takes name of Miss MacArthur (5)
Broken agreements don't half cause disaffection (12)
Get drunk at home thanks to one getting back into brewing beer (9)
Runs away to acquire modern adventures (9)
Gloomy about point average for conduct (9)
Music maker at bar has endless work (5)
Slice top off cakes to put ice cream in (5)
I abandon family with heartless ease to get joint (4)