No 10399, Thursday 01 Mar 12, Neyartha

Note: Starred clues have no direct definition, but their solutions are all related to a common quantity ..... 

.... and all of them were made yesterday ;-) and Sachin is still searching for one :-(

ACROSS

7   - *Shouted after losing opener to the retiring Earl (7) - HUNDRED tHUNDeRED

8   - Clip about protecting the English university's flightless bird (7) - PENGUIN {P{ENG}{U}IN}

10 - *A large cask for the auditor (3) - TON (~tun)

11 - Get a set of words for an attractive slogan? (5,6) - CATCH PHRASE {CATCH} {PHRASE}

13 - Crass stupidity: It's out of place when put in order (4,2) - TIDY UP stUPiDITY*

15 - Good French article on South Africa's strokes of luck (8) - BONANZAS {BON}{AN}{ZA'S}

17 - Message medium at a silent sit-in? (7) - PLACARD [CD]

18 - *Whine about the adapted tune (7) - CENTURY {C{TUNE*}RY} Made just yesterday

21 - Portugal's king, sheltered by saints, accepts the church's American regalia items (8) - SCEPTERS {S{CE}{P}T{ER}S} Not sure of anno (Addendum - {S{CE}{PT}{ER}S} - See comments)

23 - Fast Rob easily conceals the disco fixture (6) - STROBE [T]

24 - Tease Asha in order to reveal insensitivity to pain (11) - ANAESTHESIA*

27 - *Bow for Edward to remove the Chinese leader (3) - ARE AR(-c+e)E

29 - Bizarre wrapping for silver results in indignation (7) - OUTRAGE {OUTR{AG}E}

30 - Crude latchkeys forged by gangster abandoned (7) - SKETCHY laTCHKEYS*

DOWN

1   - Fumbling tout in the den is upset with the lesson (8) - TUTORIAL {TOUT*}{LAIR*}

2   - Reportedly got into debt in obtaining the poem (3) - ODE (~owed)

3   - Athena's half-brother comes up with the medical preventatives (4) - SERA <-

4   - Hunter's state after the loss of his arms? (10) - WEAPONLESS [CD]

5   - Indian music melody, on reflection, may help in growing a culture (4) - AGAR <-

6   - Elaborate outdoor party's fate is funny (6) - FIESTA*

9   - Frenchman expelled by the bishop tricks the strikebreakers (5) - SCABS SCA(-m+b)BS

12 - Bath holder for a pupil? (6) - EYECUP [CD]

14 - *Attendant admits hesitation in picking up the penny (10) - PERCENTAGE {P{ER}{CENT}AGE}

16 - Country's identity (6) - NATURE [DD]

19 - Research about labour leads to revivals (8) - REBIRTHS {RE{BIRTH}S}

20 - Run with The Guide 's heroine to the basement to get the basketry material (5) - OSIER (-r)OSIE(+r)R

22 - *First person missing out on the calcified substance covering a tooth's root (6) - CENTUM CEmeNTUM

25 - The leaders of England unfortunately refused offer of a common currency (4) - EURO {E}{U}{R}{O}

26 - Partially drink yoghurt that is dark-blue (4) - INKY [T]

28 - Eye infection found in a pig pen (3) - STY [DD]

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