Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (December 15th 2004) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 29 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Article about imitation bed covering (6)

Shake a plant (6)

Stone causing the French river to flow backwards (4)

Troubleshooters making disturbances on university campuses (4,6)

Drink providing energy on the way in (6)

It makes it easier for the traveller to let someone have wine (8)

Share in vegetable patch (9)

Infection occurring in the first year (4)

Sway to music (4)

He tends to follow girl with past (9)

Old catapult tip found in Welsh lake (8)

Directions for making one crepe mixture (6)

Quietly angry with standard shown by Captain Hook? (6,4)

Something one has to have (4)

Not liable to be a flower politician takes to first (6)

Offensive to see how party rejected evidence of debts (6)

Money from a mine in California (7)

Material many longshoremen pick up (5)

Act as Queen for the afternoon out (7)

Tax a ship by letter (6)

The first drink boy takes as a bandsman (9)

Finish with awfully sore back (7)

Partner in a position to be agreeable (13)

Twisted coils formerly used for swing (9)

Accomplish ambition to learn (7)

Rummaged about for a long time in car (7)

Speak of former journalists (7)

Dozy snake takes shelter (6)

Part of poem about Antony leaving New York (5)

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• Toothbrush hairs
• Incites (4,2)
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