Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (December 12th 2002) 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.

Craft's able to bridge a river (9)

Shred of straw is paltry (4)

It's heads on American quarter and tails on thieves' dog (5)

Spiny lobster becomes gelatinous without one (9)

First two swapped neckwear (7)

Genuine problem for naive girl (7)

To notice where chip can finish dish (4-2-3-4)

Substitute for something binding in declaration (13)

Take off a couple without it (7)

Pain of my queenless country (7)

To jeer about prompting is conventional (9)

Still fit in less seconds (5)

One stringing a line (4)

Gut reaction (9)

Single-minded? (8)

In retrospect, it answers the big one (5)

Thousand, plus one number, put in order for fruit (8,6)

Trusting in later development (7)

Civet cat lives and is protected (7)

Elected because half were faked (9)

Like more money to pass on (6)

Cleaning room to sort out jumble (14)

Well ground in hearing range (9)

Swipe your old underhand (8)

Once a pen (7)

Literally any one in state's downfall (7)

Place for hanging up large stake (6)

Iceberg holds back diver (5)

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