Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (December 15th 1999) 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.

A river skirts Crosby, a town in England (8)
Son strode out when out of his skull (6)
Sovereign introduced to metalworker! That's a fluke! (8)
Spooks beset people returning from place of entertainment (6)
Drink tisane brewed by Lawrence (8)
Native of seaside resort with no good hotel (6)
City in America canonised in Russia (10)
Companion embraces sweetheart with desire - not as it's reported (5,5)
It is quite clear the monkey is wearing a hat (6)
Bob's making fun of needlework (8)
Reptilian soldier turned to university articles (6)
Writer of note from Fair Isle (8)
The Parisian follows requirement for a sewer (6)
The railway in an army camp on an island (8)
A couple of fellows skate and row (6)
It's incongruous that one club supports another (6)
A shufti round site of air traffic control centre (6)
Public beneficiary receives a broadcast (4,3,3)
Plain language written about border flower (8)
Danish king receives ancient request for wood (8)
Water soaking away from bedraggled gardenia (8)
Statesman embraces one and all on the island. That's sweet (5,5)
Kitchen staff gather in Israel (8)
Rodent roomed with us unfortunately (8)
Iron Age re-settlement looking initially to be from a certain area (8)
Tinker takes one kind of food (6)
Apron for local tucking into tart (6)
Brown coal left off fire (6)