The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,485 - Sep 4 2008

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Clues Answers
A day behind? That's silly! DAFT
A quiet drive to religious retreat ASHRAM
Bearing spare wood EBONY
Bill gets a million marketing water ADAMSALE
Confessor used banker SHRIVER
Deny CIA terrible poison CYANIDE
Embellish or style religious books ORNAMENT
Freedom for Queen to tuck into drink LIBERATION
Fugitive loses article at airport RUNWAY
Go without a piece of underwear in burlesque TRAVESTY
Ideal end violated time limit DEADLINE
Learning about bad weather in France LORRAINE
Let Winston run amok in Hollywood TINSELTOWN
Mogul is strangely coy when wearing the latest fashion TYCOON
Clues Answers
Note on an Anglican church shows style ELEGANCE
Notorious gangster stole one SCARFACE
One erecting scaffold to start going topless RIGGER
Penitence is touching inventor REMORSE
Plot strike producing chaos BEDLAM
Produce rude sign for happenings DOINGS
Pronounced seam of mineral becomes worthless VAIN
Rest after good harvest GLEAN
Rod holds paintings up for poet PETRARCH
Russian leader starts to ignore very able negotiator IVAN
Showman to call Mark over bloomer RINGMASTER
Snake hunting as a sport BOATRACING
Stupidly set bulb that's prickly STUBBLE
Wooden handle DEAL