Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (December 5th 2005) 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.

Reptile snarling at gorilla (9)

Plant seen in neat border (5)

One who'd turned out for a dance (7)

Here Roman vessels made spasmodic attacks (7)

Synonymous with right? Could be (5)

Unwilling to go into print (6-3)

Their control of steersmen is by word of mouth (4-4,7)

Hands in work (9)

Verbal criticism of the show (5)

Appointment accepted by stout preacher (7)

House rule (7)

Lashings of maple syrup (5)

Bemused, lost again in thoughts of 15 down (9)

Within the scope of a plumber (10)

Being so one may react rashly with unusually ill grace (8)

Got men to play Beethoven overture (6)

Turn crazy in shock (4)

Man of principle made riches in a way (10)

Pieces played in correct, but not right, order (8)

Belts from old clothes (6)

Rings about turning up for work (4)

Camouflage experts' chosen meal - hash (10)

Terry eyes a revolution in the past (10)

Explorer is eating last of the sledge dogs (8)

Have a look at something that isn't actually there (8)

Line call (6)

Charge for digs to split with a student (6)

A grating not fully closed (4)

A mild imprecation - here's an example (4)

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