No 10120, Tuesday 05 Apr 11, Nita Jaggi

ACROSS
7   - Seen soldiers in the lawn trimming the last weed (8) - {RE}{GARDEn}{D}
9   - Cook briefly as if in fear (6) - BLANCH [DD]
11 - Measure out twenty feet of the chemical element (9) - {ALLOT}{ROPE} I thought 1 Rope is around 12 feet?
12 - Kind of money given away to winners maybe (5) - PRIZE [CD]
13 - He is out nowhere roaming with the landlords (6) - {OWNERhe*}{S} From where does the 'S' come?
14 - Angry audience dropped the good following of the President by way of discretion (8) - {PR}{aUDiENCE}
17 - With money we raise for the new note on the tree (9) - {CASH}{EW<-}{N}{UT}
22 - Suggestion for our vet to decide again (8) - {OVERTU*}{RE}
23 - Deposited here and there the regular wine behind an empty store (6) - {SToRE}{WiNe}
25 - City has an unknown number for one (5) - {Z}{ARIA}
27 - Confidential matter for a railway clerical worker (9) - {SECRET}{A}{RY}
28 - Indian bread for Lawrence in the Southern city (6) - {NAN}{TE}{S}
29 - One who is caught behind the bars (8) - PRISONER [CD]

DOWN
1   - Acts of betrayal portrayed by a senator (7) - TREASON*
2   - Everlasting hair stuff put on girl (7) - {A}{GEL}{ON}{G}
3   - Cuban coins are first pressed with ease round the silver top (5) - {P}{ES}{O}{S}
4   - Gang members get upset by the sharp rebuke (4) - SLAP <-
5   - Out of date cinema is demolished out at midday in the Northern Territories (7) - {ANCIEm*}{NT} M for Midday strikes again!!
6   - A crowd may respond like this in a stadium (7) - CHEERED ~!@#$%&*
8   - Suppressor will hold back the worker (9) - {RETARD}{ANT}
10 - Governor nearly so browses through the book before James (7) - {HE}{BREWSso*}
15 - Not to be discouraged by the dynamic leader, a family member on the French ship (9) - {D}{AUNT}{LE}{SS}
16 - Article concerning a small Saint of Avila (7) - {THE}{RE}{S}{A} This Saint is spelt as 'Teresa'
18 - An Italian city noted for its Alpine scenery (7) - BOLZANO [CD]
19 - Machine part is in an exact position (7) - BEARING [DD]
20 - See the final stroke painted by a new Zen artist (7) - {C}{E}{Z(A)(N)NE*}

21 - Sea otters at last seen in Hyderabad (7) - {E{N}HYDRA*}

24 - Small vehicle has a loud muffler (5) - {S}{CAR}{F}
26 - Solved the case for the hotshots (4) - ACES*

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