Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (January 16th 2013) 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.

A number work very hard (6)
Big brains, say, Shed, Arachne and Gordius, each only beginning to appear addled (8)
Uncle Sam's duck and young dog biting Miliband, held by teeth (6,2)
Sport that's practised by cheating footballers (6)
Montezuma's revenge, as three times we cope, desperate to contain unknown quantity (5,3-4)
Ancient vessel avoiding the banks (4)
An addiction to lager, might one say, not entirely capital? (3,5)
Demonstrated as cadet suggested? (5,3)
Reserve suggesting no need for deodorant? (4)
Kaleidoscopic expression coming up now certainly — ouch, that's horrible! (12,4)
Plan with fury to go after poisoner (6)
Will lover melt heart of snake in the grass? (8)
Don having loose skin, temperature picked up by doctor? (8)
River boat not launching, they all leave the stage (6)
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Mountain meat and drink for man on top? (5,4)
Natural condition in horse that's mounted, shame non-starter (6)
Old, doddering man? Protect the woman with child (9,6)
Monstrous party on the up through Gulf War not all bad (8)
The King, last of the Georges, detailed other guards (5)
Office with something to do overly upset to discover wheel clamp (6,4)
With marathon over, cruciate damage ends in the knife (10)
Swiss city seen during break, abandoning American and English winter (9)
Bully runs from hunter, travelling north always (8)
Die in ghetto with whip-round (3,3,4)
Lifting mechanism that's stolen, is nicked (5)
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