The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,270 - Dec 28 2007

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Clues Answers
4 across's common name for King Edward? MURPHY
4 across's day in his post-flight temporary residence SOJOURN
4 across's mate? ENDGAME
4 across's non-arrival in follow-up books GODOT
Africans say pay isn't bad EGYPTIANS
Artiste was oddly confused ATSEA
Attacks the in-group? BATTERS
Cooked a lamb's leg with squash etc BALLGAMES
Distance driven in police time? YARDAGE
Drive round town with white goods item DRYER
Dublin's loveless 21 married a single dying man, according to 4 across MALONE
Eg Rugby by Cliff Morgan? SPORTSCAR
Extremely vigilant girl, brought up right! ALLEYES
Female setter lives on square in US city MELISSA
Gangster's girlfriend - only heartless 4 across character MOLLOY
Group of professionals raced around CADRE
Clues Answers
Hair in reporter's smoked salmon LOCKS
In the circumstances, wine is half drunk and half left till later ASITIS
Inventor has to stick ends of loose wires onto power unit JAMESWATT
Maybe he's a lady, maiden admitted, with tail between legs ASHAMEDLY
Mournful ricercata's Germanic name ULRIC
Older aunt cooked for foreigner OUTLANDER
One acting dumb in 1999 TV series MIMER
One flying Dublin to Paris must take off with celeb SAMUEL
Party hard after putting rubbish out THRASH
Russian type of dancer meets 25 twice! GOGOL
See 1 BECKETT
Sitting comfortably? Here, perhaps, is Spooner's popular but second-rate tune EASYCHAIR
Soap that is used on company car CORRIE
Tennis player in hospital - back seat casualty NASTASE
Those panned for endless brawl during fightback OMELETTES
Tunnel underground SUBWAY