No 9779, Tuesday 02 Mar 10, Nita Jaggi

ACROSS
8 - Turkey takes a film projector out on time warning a set of characters in the jungle (8,6) - {TR}{OP(-t)ICAL} {FORE}{ST} Since when is just Optical synonymous with Film projector?
9 - Submit the money (6) - TENDER [CD]
10 - Specified the regular list to half of them on the other side (8) - {I}{T}{EM}{ISED*}
11 - Berry from the root vegetable (8) - {EGG}{PLANT} I presume the EGG is a Berry and by root NJ means plant!

13 - Photographs of the games I play (6) - IMAGES*
14 - He is around the way at last in North America to initially see the creatures (6) - {H{Y}E}{NA}{S}

16 - Not humble enough to think of others (6) - EGOIST [CD]
19 - Thousand in North America are bewildered by an artist from the capital place (6) - {A{N{K}A}{RA}
21 - Send associate in to dehumidify back the work place (8) - {SHIP}{Y{A}RD<-} )
23 - The exploited little man (8) - UNDERDOG [CD]
24 - Set the price of the first electrical formula (6) - RECIP*{E}
26 - Nomadic gesture displays disappointment (14) - DISCOURAGEMENT*
DOWN
1 - Power of the saint again is initially not good to hide (8) - {ST}{RE}{N}{G}{T}{H}
2 - Pipa is near the dam in front (4) - TOA{D} Anno pending for TOA

3 - Painter follows the high rise mountain range (6) - {SIER*}{RA}
4 - Espresso chain popular in India (7) - BARISTA [E]
5 - Present IPO (8) - OFFERING [CD]
6 - Usually celebrate with the gin cocktail (10) - ORDINARILY Only thing that fits, Anno pending. I don't see any use of my favourite drink GIN in the answer. The clue suits me though as that is I how I usually celebrtae, with a Gin cocktail :-)
7 - Member is at ease to be seen outside (6) - {ES}{SENE*}
12 - Being widespread, nerve place is divided (10) - PREVALENCE*
15 - Holy city has a regular maintained spa for the upper class to enter at last (8) - {A}{N}{A}{N}{D}{P}{U}{R}
17 - Too apart to be rebellious in the city (8) - TARAPOTO*
18 - Word with no repeating letters in line (8) - ISOGRAM [E]
20 - Governess is on the banks of the Nile guarding the girl with a bit of interest (6) - N{ANN}{I}E
22 - One’s real development in the country (6) - {I'S}{RAEL*}
25 - Language in the will, not of the French (4) - (-de)CREE


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No 9778, Monday 01 Mar 10, Nita Jaggi

Monday morning blues. NJ is back to her old ways again and she has me stumped at a number of places today. (Addendum - All additions are with due thanks to Bhavan, see his comments)
ACROSS
7 - Get-together of engineers in the club on Saturday (7) - {RE}UNION ?
9 - Fair-haired lawyer will start discussing outside at lunchtime (6) - {BL}{ON{D}E}
11 - Protect the catcher heading inside the bird area in a hurry (9) - BARRI{C}ADE*
12 - Crowd sitting in front is enthusiastic (5) - {S}{WARM}
13 - Unstressed a fundamental note (6) - (Addendum - ATONIC [CD] )
14 - Mention an award (8) - CITATION [CD]
17 - Polite behaviour of the quiet character in the film reflecting an alien (9) - {E{TIQUE*}T}{TE<-} )
22 - Mayan prophecy may end times (8) - DOOMSDAY [CD]
23 - Purchased the second book covering the Ugandan leaders in Hungary (6) - {B}{O{UG}{H}T}
25 - Call off the sailor from the tip-off the jetty (5) - {AB}{(-p)ORT}
27 - Firm order accepting the outrageous titans (9) - OB{STINAT*}E
28 - Rest in the field at lunchtime with no one initially (4,2) - {LEA}{N ON(e)}
29 - Old dear girlfriend spotted in the garden (8) - (Addendum - LADYBIRD [CD]- )
DOWN
1 - Right inside bug was stuck in the machine in the marble factory (4,3) - (Addendum - {G{R}UB} {SAW*} )
2 - Get out of control unexpectedly on a round-trip without the Democratic head in Portugal (3,4) - RUN RIOT(-d-p)*
3 - Tell tales about the snake (5) - SNEAK*
4 - Extra rich without husband (4) - PLUS(-h)
5 - Force to retire at home in Virginia, 51 are the first to decide (7) - {IN}{VA}{LI}{D}
6 - Country has the virus to some extent (7) - {GERM}{ANY}
8 - Begins playing on an island with one in the gallery in Sweden (9) - {INI}{{T{I}ATE}{S} Anno for INI pending
10 - Decorate the garden for a Buddhist teacher (7) - (Addendum - {BED}{I}{ZEN})
15 - Government prerogative (9) - AUTHORITY [DD]
16 - Cut short the same point on the line (7) - {EQUA(-l){TOR}
18 - Perfectly thought of a couple of learners at the end of the day (7) - {IDEA}{LL}{Y}
19 - Little woman has an appointment with the regular Parsi for the botanical ingredients (7) - {JO}{JOB}{A}{S}

20 - New world lizards (7) - IGUANAS [CD] (Correction - IGUANIA [CD] )

21 - Provides help to the soldiers going up on time in the boundaries of Damascus (7) - {AT<-}{TEN}{DS} )
24 - Have a go at an assignment (5) - ESSAY [DD]
26 - What truckers blow in the middle of traffic? (4) - TOOT [CD]




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