No 9588, Saturday, 18 Jul 09, Nita Jaggi

NJ seems to be waking up to all the comments!!! Not at all places though
ACROSS
1 - Plant in the grassy area is in the second place (5,5) - GREEN {B}{ROOM}
9 - Device is inside the bonnet alongside (6) - ETALON [T] New word for me
10 - These are never sold at newsstands (4,6) - BACK ISSUES [CD]
11 - Loyal supporter removes the dry piece of clothing (6) - S(-t)ALWAR(-t)
12 - A City Council has developed roads not accepting the agreements (7) - A{C}{C}{ORDS(-a)*}
16 - Married German woman is the first to dodge the trickster (5) - FRAU{D}
17 - Sacred festival of colours, overheard (4) - HOLY(~holi)
18 - Unusual to be away for religious education (5) - {OUT}{RE}
19 - Regularly that hooker is in the lake (5) - {T}{A}{H}{O}{E}
20 - Show put up by one artist! (4) - SOLO [CD] Could be Mono as well
21 - A set of principles (5) - ETHIC [CD] I always thought it was ethics
22 - A ballroom dance (7) - FOXTROT [CD]
27 - Old boy is around to sit out for a musician (6) - {OB}{O}{IST*} can also be {OB}{O{IS}T}
29 - Severe scolding for the rapid gun fired at two (10) - UP{B}RA{I}DING* Second I appears from where?
30 - Preferred buddy holding the tree (6) - REDBUD [T]
31 - It’s an extra sheet in an examination (10) - SUPPLEMENT [CD]
DOWN
2 - Almost all following the soldiers are genuine (4) - {RE}{AL(-l)}
3 - Polar resident is at ease initially keeping inside most objects (6) - {ES}{K}{I}{M}{O}
4 - America in debt perhaps may get damaged (6) - B{US}TED*
5 - Seed you love to distribute (5) - OV{U}LE*
6 - Dirty dining room at the end of the day (5) - MESS{Y}
7 - Articles in her wallet are set to be used throughout the year (3-7) - ALL WE{A}THER* Doesn't 'Article in her wallet is set to be used throughout the year' sound better?
8 - It is a ‘must’ in every recipe! (10) - INGREDIENT [CD]
12 - Overtired sounding to be honest (5,5) - ABOVE BOARD (~bored)
13 - Crowds at High Court create slogans (10) - CATCHWORDS*
14 - Host somehow holds the loop of a new branch (5) - SHO{O}T*
15 - Being reserved, gangster gets no love from a female (5) - {AL}{O}{O}{F}
23 - Appeal to be available when requested (2,4) - ON CALL [CD]
24 - Horse-drawn carriage (6) - TANDEM [CD]
25 - Fasteners on horses (5) - STUDS [DD]
26 - A question arose for an American man in the bar going up (3,2) - BO{B UP<-} )
28 - Clean inside in a short while (4) - AN{ON} AN from ?