Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (December 19th 2005) clues of The Guardian Quick crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 22 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

How the world began - but not how it ends (Eliot) (4,1,4)

Fool (5)

Endure (7)

Garments (8)

Circle of wood etc (4)

Wading bird with upturned bill (6)

Manual (anag) - old girl (6)

Small bunch of hair etc (4)

Opera by Puccini (8)

He was invited to lay on (7)

Welsh dog (5)

'North by ____' (Hitchcock) (9)

Sentinels (8)

Absconder from school (6)

Opera by Verdi (4)

RAF equivalent to brigadier (3,9)

do. to colonel (5,7)

do. to private (12)

do. to second lieutenant (5,7)

Sharp (5-3)

Deaden (sound) (6)

Plenty (4)

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