Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (April 30th 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.

Rise of Free Church over turn to the left in good spirits (8)
Sphere in which to commit matricide (6)
Cut name for swine, say, that will rush up river (6,4)
Abandon with a stroke of the pen, for example: I'm like a rodent inside (4,4)
Precipitation is, for swine, about the end of it (4)
Drink round through rip-off: it goes to the last (5,5)
The "Lily Maid" is in denial except when climbing (6)
God etc off to the borders of heaven with picture that's for removal (12)
After the endless dance I need a hip replacement: defy me at your peril! (5-4,4)
Start of harmless shot at billiards (2-3)
Homo sapiens chasing swine, a year's beginning — and end (8)
Swine heard to master predator with mythical sculptor (9)
Time for wild party at swine's place? It's nothing like that! (8)
Swine's flesh eaten by group that's sent back flower (6)
Actor's reversal of purpose to produce swine (3,6)
Change diarist John's name's place in a regular way (6)
Red stickers need little internal change (5)
Semi-simultaneous disaster for Conservative at car park (10)
What's resulting in cinders? I am (12)
More work? That's clear to us in more than one case (8)
Refuse to go back — that's a first (5,3)
Self-appointed police given tails for disguise (10)
Opening word to selected player or oil producer (6,4)
See 15
It's nice to go round the garden with a busy companion and not make decisions (5,5)
Cheese is shorter than short (4)
See 22
Left 4, in digital terms, bothered Fringe after union takeover (7,6)