Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (December 19th 2023) 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.

City's philosopher and songwriter (6)
Prison housing one murderer (4)
Murder victim in noisy situation, first off (4)
Old soldier's aspiration, inflamed within (7)
Masculinity of Scot, having his moment (8)
Choir ceased working in province (11)
Second religious summary, a lengthy read (6)
Be a squatter with determination? (3,2,9)
Instrument hit accidentally in research establishment (7)
Plant is better with strange music (8)
The fighting force first needing soldiers to get electronic device (10)
Wrongly says country will be involved in failure (9)
Contemptible person lots backed (4)
'Fair Earth' will come with intervention of leading protest group (4,4,3)
Like old parliament game joined by politician (4)
A big book hotel's kept in reception (2,4)
Dissenter suffering from fatigue (9)
When nicest old girl gets nasty disease (10)
Cat in agony given drug, a chemical compound (8)
Be upset with semi-meltdown – it means someone's gutted (14)
The writer on ship in a port (7)
English campaign – there's an issue (8)
Gathers together in a cold island country needing sun (8)
Fish? Sarah's caught any number by river (4,3)
Had to rush around tree (6)
Anticipate old lover wanting to get kissed audibly (6)
Eastern muck – I kept being sick (6)
Poles, see, at infrequent intervals (8)