The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,583 - Dec 30 2008

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Clues Answers
A name I call myself? Not quite - and wrong gender BRENDA
A party in suits, often, in Canadian city REGINA
A privateer at sea, righting wrongs REPARATIVE
After competition each year, a drink with jam and bread CUPPA
Extremely tough way Irish writer leads or Hemingway follows STERNEST
For summer, a drop of golden sun? BEAM
From within deer, a female deer HIND
In some cases I'm pleading innocent SIMPLE
Incite prison in revolt STIRUP
Inform about one of the little people using a needle pulling thread STITCHING
Island going back and forth in paranoia, irrationally IONA
Kind of film that gets romantic chap excited PANCHROMATIC
Movie, the scale of which is apparent in other clues THESOUNDOFMUSIC
Nit-picking editor opposed to cutting inoffensive use of language PEDANTIC
Clues Answers
Note to follow so, for work ERGON
Old man guarding a venerated object in temple PAGODA
Pharisee at home raised fish and birds NICODEMUS
Religious leader wedding Jack and Elizabeth ABBESS
Revolutionary taking over horse - a long, long way to run MARATHON
Run racket in parts of Asia, or part of Italy SARDINIA
Sadly, inn's gone for modern way to announce its presence NEONSIGN
Stops selling record, not in use after remix DISCONTINUES
Thomas is example of one that needs no tender attachment TANKENGINE
Violent commotions from English politician in international events TEMPESTS
Where snooker players compete for title, dramatically CRUCIBLE
With low level of concentration, so not well done RARE
Wretched state of learner observed in strained voice FALSETTO