Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (December 9th 2002) 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.

Hound a fellow from Kabul (6)

Vagrants trudge south (6)

Bedfellow who takes passive role (8,7)

Programme shows woman concealing information (6)

Good hobby (8)

See Steven cavorting in romantic hideaway (4,4)

Empties culverts (6)

He kills Mister Wild (6)

Urge chap to become a journalist (8)

Object to nark being put at risk (8)

Initially, Chinese teak's fashioned into a box (6)

Unhappily, Ms Connie Tompson is of unsound mind (3,6,6)

Close friend in Glasgow provides a refuge (6)

Duck's quarry is the fish-hawk (6)

Old car is quick and lively (7)

Jealous kind of goddess (5)

At sea I ate man alive (7)

Made response and created stir (7)

Ship's officer takes foreign currency to obtain instruments (9)

Partner's child puts his foot down (7)

It goes badly for selfish type (6)

Delighted to have access to daughter (9)

Playing Loman, he makes an entrance (7)

Soldiers removing leader of tyrannical government (7)

Clergyman quietly setting fire to building (6)

Pitches tent and starts to explore nearby countryside with rough maps (7)

It's to be enjoyed freely any time (7)

System of locating some objects on a radar (5)

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