Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (August 20th 2005) clues of The Guardian Quick crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 24 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

A trap to be wary of (a wooden one?) (6,5)

Iceland's capital (9)

Fuss (3)

Tailed heavenly body (5)

Overcome (7)

Biblical departure (6)

Lobster soup (6)

Merriment (7)

Snap (5)

Toothed wheel (3)

Rigid and in a stupor through illness (9)

Like the lovers Romeo and Juliet (4-7)

Beam (3)

Samurai self-defence (7)

Beginner (6)

(Old adjective for something) made of a deciduous tree's wood (5)

Existing situation (6,3)

Exceptional (thing or person) - 1970s' children's programme (11)

Outstanding performance (4,2,5)

Natural (and romantic?) illumination (9)

Momentum (7)

Storey (anag) (6)

Suffer (5)

Born (indicating a woman's maiden name) (3)

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