The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 3rd August 2009

There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 3rd August 2009. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Is in control of distant armies abroad
AAcross 10:	Part of the tide of lawlessness?
AAcross 10:	Part of the tide of lawlessness?
AAcross 11:	One who proposes to go on board mid-April
AAcross 12:	Striking centre spread that's way out
AAcross 13:	Key worker at the hairdressers?
AAcross 14:	An over self-indulgent action to gripe about
AAcross 14:	An over self-indulgent action to gripe about
AAcross 16:	Mince pie and preserve for the gourmet
AAcross 18:	Came to a total that made sense	ADDEDUP
AAcross 20:	Polite chap goes to fish
AAcross 21:	Starting place for the three-legged race?
AAcross 23:	Twig a starting price swindle
AAcross 24:	Musical composition to catch on the heart
AAcross 25:	Look! He's being taken in by girl, who is fluttering them?
AAcross 26:	Type of school game obligatory for most high-fliers	BOARDINGCARDS
DDown 2:	Import teak, say, brought in by sea
DDown 3:	Girl providing passion to one lacking love	IRENE
DDown 4:	If a plan goes awry, you might be	INAFLAP
DDown 5:	Syrup well described by the Dormouse
DDown 6:	Right to enter guilty plea
DDown 7:	Given voice to provide some conclusive words
DDown 8:	Once again sort out those of a certain age
DDown 9:	He finds suitable digs before starting work
DDown 15:	A quasi-stellar object — like Terry Wogan?	RADIOSTAR
DDown 17:	Turned up in shocking condition?
DDown 19:	Remains within easy reach of Naples
DDown 20:	There's a tonic in eggs scrambled around mid-morning
DDown 22:	Fifty, in turn, give tongue
DDown 23:	Opera house provided extract of Tosca last year