No 9925, Thursday 19 Aug 10, Sankalak

I had MOLAR at 12A and was stuck for ages
ACROSS
1   - Up-to-date technology leaves a hot aftertaste, oddly (5,2,3,3) - STATE OF THE ART*
10 - What comes out of Neyveli (9) - BRIQUETTE [CD] Poor clue. I don't think the Lignite from Neyveli are made into Briquettes anymore.

11 - Kind of language used in elementary anecdotes (5) - ARYAN [T]
12 - Oral grinder, for one (5) - TOOTH [CD]
13 - Sacred writing for political group, Danish variety (9) - {UPA}{NISHAD*}
14 - Giving a colour to leaving for good, say (6) - DYEING(~dying)
16 - He is very choosy about his food (5) - VEGAN [CD] A poor CD in my opinion

19 - Popular non-professional decoration (5) - {IN}{LAY}
20 - Rout of French — an accomplishment (6) - {DE}{FEAT}
25 - Ma's trance disturbed by religious rite (9) - SACRAMENT*
26 - Fitness without a trace of labour in open tract of land (5) - HEAlTH
27 - Explorer of diamonds, dissolute man (5) - {D}{RAKE}
28 - Fashionable, long-suffering one in hospital (9) - {IN}{PATIENT}
29 - Modern means of communication can lull chaperone (8,5) - CELLULAR PHONE* Nice one

SEE WHAT HAPPENS

DOWN
2   - Made to measure (8) - TAILORED [E]
3   - Sense one makes of a request for money (5) - TOUCH [CD] Poor clue (Addendum - [DD] - I stand corrected. See comments)
4   - Work on an agent to not take part in a thing (3,3) - {OP}{T OUT}
5   - Youngster a bit short of a score? (8) - TEENAGER [CD]
6   - Destroy idea? React wildly (9) - ERADICATE*
7   - The beat in music … (6) - RHYTHM [E]
8   - … reduced for a time in a place of rest (6) - {A{B{A}{T}ED}
9   - A new piece of verse, “Terminal in Cell” (5) - {A}{N}{ODE}
15 - Matchless in France (9) - NONPAREIL [E]
17 - Important partner, liar reformed (8) - {MATE}{RIAL*}
18 - Dolphin, say, with energy and ecstasy, can act funny (8) - {C{E}TAC{E}AN*}

21 - Note about a big success in Pacific island (6) - {T{A}{HIT}I} I would love to live here.

22 - Stage whisper, say (5) - ASIDE [CD]
23 - Gambling game in the South-east is a predicament (6) - {S{CRAP}E}
24 - Sending back the right musical work about time with apathy (6) - {S{T}UPO<-}{R}
26 - Hot craving causes a hold up (5) - {H}{ITCH}

GRID