Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (February 12th 2009) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 30 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Obvious choice for bicentenarian as to the 1 down of 5 across (7,9)
It gains point in lyrical composition from lack of letters (10)
Cross, first class (5)
See 22
Islands associated with bicentenarian celebration at a lot of temples (9)
Just water (4)
Nothing to fix at home birth (6)
February 1: Teachers for starters (11)
Transport for bicentenarian's dog (6)
Hospital-wise 3 is go (11)
Bicentenarian's end was a century in the first test (10)
Pen for shared work? (4)
What bicentenarian said of museum man — "citizen eating snake without its tail" (10,7)
Hands holding long drink (5)
Lawyers — with one exception — have an uncivilised character (9)
What bicentenarian fought for hurt foot, not head (5)
Gold coin — a sovereign? — in circulation (7)
City concealed by 20 of homo sapiens, say (7)
See 27
Support leader writers in use of tenterhooks? (8)
Broken by nasty sequel, old lady is mocked (10)
Geri, possibly, in other clips (5,4)
1 down of bicentenarian given gab with his large heart? (3,5)
Bother about comeback of what bicentenarian was and wasn't (8)
Not many say Scrabble letter is pointless (6)
Reps need a loo (6)
Amicable island game has me dropped after century (5)
Duet for piano with melody (4)
With telepathy you begin to observe (4)
Just one card (not a spade) in the Yorkshire Dales (8)