saga crossword october 2006

[crossword]

can any help me get started on the saga crossword please
25 across unvaringly the doctor takes his gin undiluted apparently 9 letters ??n?????c
9across 9 letters Hindu goddess's bad karma incorporated in multicoloured decoration
??L?m????
5 down 5and 6 letters MUsician and sultan go morris dancing L?U?S/?R?S?????
Thank you (for now)

[crofter]

25a Monotonic = MO +No tonic

[crofter]

5d Louis Armstrong (anag)

[Aquariel]

9a is KALAMKARI (Hindu goddesss = KALI + anagram of KARMA)

[crossword]

Thanks for your help I had one wrong so I would have been here all day!! I had tread instead of skate!!
I am left with just 4 now
14 across 6 letters Work with boxer leads to new challenge
O?P??N
3 down 7 letters Strain, its said is caused by drink
P?I?T?E
23 down 5 letters More tense in audition? the solution's concentration T?T??
11 across 5 letters on old unit of weight-it's round about a pound T?C?L

[crofter]

14a Oppugn = Op + pug + n

[crofter]

Titre = Sounds like tighter

[crofter]

11a Tical = it (reverse) +ca (circa) + L (pound)

[crofter]

3d Philtre = sounds like filter (strain)

[crossword]

Thank you Aquariel and Crofter for you help I can now relax I have been trying to do this crossword for three days now and without your help I would be lost!!