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December 23rd 2011 The Guardian Cryptic crossword answers

Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (December 23rd 2011) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 27 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Shocking word repeated in error (6)
Painter's last to board plane and he's first to touch up picture (8)
Animal lacking tail that's taken home by old star (2,6)
What's left, say, in fluid clay (6)
Scented oil bad in ship, not good (12)
Make heavy demands on island transport (4)
Fine tool for gardener turning over a plant (8)
Shot with silent movie star in slow motion (8)
Strong language in set-to at home (4)
Persuasive speech of royalist working on a farm? (12)
First person taken in by isolated Labour leader — Blair (6)
One-time setting for Greek god? Possibly (1,4,3)
Having abandoned Saigon, Midwest is very worried (8)
Cope with composer in recital (6)
Just over line in big city (4)
Britain's first non-resident bird (9)
God lost heart to goddess (6)
Rocking chairs before low life? (1,4,2,8)
Let out from fields, having cut grass (8)
Dexter's prerogative (5)
Poor actor needs play (6-4)
Bad habit causing tension (4-6)
Somewhere in London pants go down without ever going up (4,5)
Penny drops — it concealed hidden dangers (8)
Capital investment originally in Hardy novel (6)
Pachelbel's work as a clergyman? (5)
Black and white lamb starts to cry (4)

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