The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 30th December 2008

There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 30th December 2008. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	A name I call myself? Not quite - and wrong gender	BRENDA
AAcross 5:	Violent commotions from English politician in international events
AAcross 9:	Where snooker players compete for title, dramatically
AAcross 10:	A party in suits, often, in Canadian city
AAcross 11:	Stops selling record, not in use after remix
AAcross 13:	For summer, a drop of golden sun?
AAcross 14:	Sadly, inn's gone for modern way to announce its presence	NEONSIGN
AAcross 17:	Wretched state of learner observed in strained voice
AAcross 18:	Island going back and forth in paranoia, irrationally	IONA
AAcross 20:	Kind of film that gets romantic chap excited
AAcross 23:	In some cases I'm pleading innocent
AAcross 24:	Run racket in parts of Asia, or part of Italy
AAcross 25:	Nit-picking editor opposed to cutting inoffensive use of language
AAcross 26:	Old man guarding a venerated object in temple
DDown 2:	With low level of concentration, so not well done
DDown 3:	Pharisee at home raised fish and birds	NICODEMUS
DDown 4:	Religious leader wedding Jack and Elizabeth
DDown 5:	Movie, the scale of which is apparent in other clues	THESOUNDOFMUSIC
DDown 6:	Revolutionary taking over horse - a long, long way to run
DDown 7:	Note to follow so, for work
DDown 8:	Thomas is example of one that needs no tender attachment
DDown 12:	A privateer at sea, righting wrongs
DDown 15:	Inform about one of the little people using a needle pulling thread
DDown 16:	Extremely tough way Irish writer leads or Hemingway follows
DDown 19:	Incite prison in revolt
DDown 21:	After competition each year, a drink with jam and bread
DDown 22:	From within deer, a female deer