The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 10th December 2007

There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 10th December 2007. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Impish girl portrayed in Enigma Variation
AAcross 5:	Spellbind in run through
AAcross 9:	One willing to let others succeed
AAcross 10:	It's used to lift - or bring down
AAcross 11:	Service providing overhead savings for those in deep water	AIRSEARESCUE
AAcross 13:	River claims two lives
AAcross 14:	Commanding Officer returns to give details about move to new area
AAcross 17:	They may be hung, drawn, but not necessarily quartered
AAcross 18:	Staff held a course
AAcross 20:	Course manuals	COOKERYBOOKS
AAcross 23:	Turn round floundering tragedy, lacking drama at first
AAcross 24:	It rarely turns out like this in books
AAcross 25:	They dispel pains, Sir
AAcross 26:	New organisation takes blame for cover up
DDown 2:	State welcome to king
DDown 3:	It's neither here nor there	INTRANSIT
DDown 4:	Ernest breaks records
DDown 5:	People pop inside where they see this sign	THREEBRASSBALLS
DDown 6:	Nevertheless last
DDown 7:	Cuffs may be worn
DDown 8:	An acceptable phrase for one making a purchase?	ILLBUYTHAT
DDown 12:	Send my opus out to win fanciful nominations
DDown 15:	Irish county's team opener
DDown 16:	About fifty diaries edited by Victorian novelist
DDown 19:	Courage needed by the bedridden?
DDown 21:	Shade giving cover for the troops
DDown 22:	A tune-up during the opera