Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (December 14th 1999) 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.

Reportedly 20 13, or one fifth of 14! (3,4)
Turn into tree, as opposed to 25 (7)
Annoys 1 downs (5)
Afterthought about stockpile of pickles (9)
Mutual sighting of sacred image spoken of with discretion (3,7)
Sun King enters to cheers (4)
"Turning ever", dropping verse 10, accepted by God's 5across 25 1downs (5,6)
Manipulation of thread manacles midget (11)
Relative not beginning to brag (4)
Dish for archer on hill in Italy (10)
Girl in charge in state, as opposed to 5 across (9)
Maker of dish for the advancement of culture? (5)
Northerners who've been pulled? (7)
Having got into tabloid, fled - exchanging the Standard for the People (3,4)
A scorcher of a musician! (6)
Persian ruler upset Congress and King (6)
Untidy Gloucestershire opener's tip: "No runs"?. That's not cricket! (10)
Drank up in the store (5)
101 in here showing foresight (9)
Quiet hack's sound of relief (4)
Look to 5 for intricate token - of commitment? (4-4)
Grapples topless with skinhead and becomes uneasy (8)
Mushroom ring, seedcase and seafood, potentially (10)
Denies original story, admitting nothing, and is subsequently influential (9)
Second and Third of Borodin in memorable old recording, perhaps (8)
Keep mum, thanks to one in the pub (8)
Part of the architecture of artificial intelligence (6)
Sloth and fish not doing too well (6)
High-level worker left in middle of row (5)
Man, say, whatever Donne said (4)