The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 4th September 2008

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 4th September 2008. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 8:	Embellish or style religious books
AAcross 9:	Bearing spare wood
AAcross 10:	Russian leader starts to ignore very able negotiator	IVAN
AAcross 11:	Freedom for Queen to tuck into drink
AAcross 12:	A quiet drive to religious retreat
AAcross 14:	Learning about bad weather in France
AAcross 15:	Deny CIA terrible poison
AAcross 17:	Confessor used banker
AAcross 20:	Bill gets a million marketing water	ADAMSALE
AAcross 22:	One erecting scaffold to start going topless
AAcross 23:	Let Winston run amok in Hollywood	TINSELTOWN
AAcross 24:	Wooden handle
AAcross 25:	Rest after good harvest
AAcross 26:	Notorious gangster stole one
DDown 1:	Go without a piece of underwear in burlesque
DDown 2:	Pronounced seam of mineral becomes worthless
DDown 3:	Plot strike producing chaos
DDown 4:	Stupidly set bulb that's prickly
DDown 5:	Rod holds paintings up for poet
DDown 6:	Snake hunting as a sport
DDown 7:	Mogul is strangely coy when wearing the latest fashion
DDown 13:	Showman to call Mark over bloomer
DDown 16:	Ideal end violated time limit
DDown 18:	Note on an Anglican church shows style
DDown 19:	Penitence is touching inventor
DDown 21:	Produce rude sign for happenings
DDown 22:	Fugitive loses article at airport
DDown 24:	A day behind? That's silly!