Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (December 9th 1999) 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.

Worker on edge for hymn ... (6)

... or Irish county (6)

Once the highest position for an Afghan was a space station (4)

See 12 (10)

No Eton rower when born by right enters backwards (3,3)

Now mostly mime in capitals (8,6-4)

Burdened dragging pole, so rested (9)

A little peck is seen here (4)

It's common to ponder for an informer (4)

Artist destroyed "Lost Dream" (3,6)

German tennis player about to take money in sport is well off! (3-5)

One speeds, say, in the country (6)

Correspondence with letters reported (10)

The whole thing can turn around (4)

So-called model horse just originally concealed? (6)

Exploding bullet sounds doubly 8 (6)

Navy high flier or red delicate flier (7)

Pulse in broth (5)

Hat almost upside-down the French will honour (7)

Observing naught is heartless (6)

Possums' call, the reverse call (9)

Girl minded by married woman should exhibit good behaviour (7)

Marriage without love: inform the single man that's stupid (13)

Pre-election promises make some faint (9)

Lying down as fast as possible (4,3)

French entertainer's camera work for Universal (7)

Savouring cream for energy, settled on one's top of the milk (7)

Twenty-one shillings for fowl ... (6)

... or mollusc (5)

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