Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (January 10th 2005) 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.

Retribution seems in order (7)
Clothing strike (7)
Colour I call unusual (5)
Where shantymen were bound to go (3,6)
Not the winner - but should be? (6,4)
A natural aptitude is present (4)
Tied sort of worker? (5-6)
Forgotten about defect that's returned and grown worse (11)
This month in Westminster (4)
Game to get down to bare essentials (5,5)
Untrustworthy chaps who've been jailed more than once? (3-6)
Not qualified to speak (5)
He's stopping at work (7)
Watch a marksman getting optical range (7)
Head admits old student with expression of admiration (2,4)
Married girl from spite (6)
Needed to retaliate when opponent gets the first blow? (6,4)
Take out and clean (5)
Look out, it may have a high tar content (5-4)
Feathered, they skim the water (4)
Lie on bed, resolved to be extremely lazy (4,4)
Appears on stage again, or makes another record (2-6)
In French, France for example (3,2,5)
Going back to living quietly (2,7)
Made concession to be allowed in (8)
Useful for cracking the surface before a dip at breakfast time (3,5)
Outline of a short piece (6)
Humourless nonsense, but it could bring the house down (3,3)
Problem children (5)
It produces high sound, if turned on (2-2)