Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (December 24th 2019) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 32 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Rob's cut and run before church (6)
Alarm when engineers put in anything worn (7)
Take tea, perhaps, without your sweetener (5)
Give more time to sextet in free concert? (9)
Preposterous seamen tried for East Enders' audition (6)
Coin once found in north-east France pocketed by doctor from south (7)
Commended installation of lift in Palladium (7)
Nutmeg, for one, having bottom pinched by a setter at lunch? (5)
We may hear soldier bring down retardant from plane (9)
Master receiving kiss when artist finds flower (9)
Very good team ultimately invincible, being out of this world (5)
Three cardinals with boring clothing? Far from it (6)
Mature writer on Christian discipline? (5)
Like posh children occupying seats, every other one being taken (4,2)
4 inch boxes for bracelets (9)
Irreverent drunk docking tail of deacon's dog (9)
Problems unloading weight on large trucks (7)
Afflicted in Paris — cold, shivering (9)
Noted midday excursionist returns, confounded (6)
WWII veteran's language curbed by court (7)
Retreating pets must keep it motionless (6)
Face punched by officer, rising skilfully (6)
Guts shown by couple turning and smothering last of fire (7)
Performer playing sitar with extremely trite accompaniment (7)
Singer with no regrets, if paid the rent? (5,4)
Superstar on boundary (6)
Spectacle's modest, 50 having withdrawn (5)
Pack lunch or deliver sandwiches (5)
Swimmer using river always stopped by lake (5)
Waterfowl, say, including small ducks on the rise (5)
Among clues I do dreadfully, one is to be savoured (9)
Most dirty knees regularly scrubbed in spring (7)