Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (January 20th 2009) 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.

Group providing assurance for the people of Tonga? (8,7)

Area associated with hundreds of cool-sounding birds (9)

Medication of pills taken with tea (8)

Protestant left, having converted her aunt (8)

Excellent joke (5)

I sent out about fifty to join up (6)

Chicken's primary colour (6)

Mary Allis - silly flower girl! (9)

Polishing can produce a strange result (6)

Man to put in the Mirror (4)

Are they found out in the field (of rye?) (8)

What's wrong with US state head? (7)

A PM once cut the Queen's hair (6)

National laser treatment in two eyes, say (7)

Make a sign with your fist (9)

Not a key key (5)

Laciest piece in the sewing box? That's stretching it! (7)

The old character comes out in May (5)

Call it the last insect (7)

Unwilling cattle run awkwardly (9)

The advantage, say, of the French Revolution (4)

They draw in the crowds (8,7)

Met the lady reeling, soaked in alcohol (10)

Leading lights in a concert orchestra (7)

The pattern of Renfrewshire (7)

Way to rile an alien (8)

Type of quartz (5)

It could include Red Queen (5,5)

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