Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (December 22nd 2014) clues of The Guardian Quiptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 33 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Student in holy order is prickly (5)
See 18
Imply that annuities should be adjusted (9)
See 18
Cook pie by the book, as a perfect example (7)
Chap with one family, a little fellow (7)
Alice twisted part of the small intestine (5)
Most elite ensemble in a particular branch to produce a Christmas ballad (3,9,5)
Boat carrying mother turned back when in range (5)
Container Laura endlessly misused is cylindrical (7)
Delight when halter's repaired with new insertion (7)
Son isn’t cockney but is an exemplary character (5)
Sports equipment to fish in Isis, we hear (3,6)
Hate tear — it’s horrible (9)
Wine in cracked jar holding ten units (5)
Oriental from that hair-brained lot (4)
Clip seal loosely to powdered flavouring (8)
Sound chap of sacred song (4)
It's inherent when I am a person in front of a hospital department (8)
Could alien seem divided in this regard? (6)
Shady performance by Santa? (3-2-5)
Wedged right in and assaulted (6)
Get together with the network (4)
Be a “has been” and sit around (5)
Sort of advance one may meet under 10 (10)
The kind of day that’s celebrated at Christmas (5)
The Spanish happening to reach hospital at the last possible hour (8)
Test of endurance in ancient battle (8)
Noël Coward’s ghost is gay (6)
Spoiled rotten (6)
Actor in Ray Stark’s “Funny Girl” (4)
Front runners key any red tab in racing vehicle (4)
Secure the animal (4)