Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (December 30th 2008) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 27 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Wretched state of learner observed in strained voice (8)
A privateer at sea, righting wrongs (10)
Island going back and forth in paranoia, irrationally (4)
Inform about one of the little people using a needle pulling thread (9)
Kind of film that gets romantic chap excited (12)
Extremely tough way Irish writer leads or Hemingway follows (8)
In some cases I'm pleading innocent (6)
Incite prison in revolt (4,2)
Run racket in parts of Asia, or part of Italy (8)
After competition each year, a drink with jam and bread (5)
Nit-picking editor opposed to cutting inoffensive use of language (8)
From within deer, a female deer (4)
Old man guarding a venerated object in temple (6)
With low level of concentration, so not well done (4)
Pharisee at home raised fish and birds (9)
Religious leader wedding Jack and Elizabeth (6)
Movie, the scale of which is apparent in other clues (3,5,2,5)
Revolutionary taking over horse - a long, long way to run (8)
Note to follow so, for work (5)
Sadly, inn's gone for modern way to announce its presence (4,4)
Thomas is example of one that needs no tender attachment (4,6)
A name I call myself? Not quite - and wrong gender (6)
Violent commotions from English politician in international events (8)
Where snooker players compete for title, dramatically (8)
A party in suits, often, in Canadian city (6)
Stops selling record, not in use after remix (12)
For summer, a drop of golden sun? (4)