I Prize Cryptic Crossword No 781

[souxie]

1 Across, Dismiss as old wine (4)
3 Across, Exception offered by blokes in a tense meeting (8)
10 Across, Parliamentarians given the chance of immortality? (3,6,6)
11 Across, Second garden with smell-that's a bit off (9)

Sorry about the lack of letters

Many thanks in advance

[sandyRoe]

1 Sack

[bibblebub]

3a) easement = 'men' inside anagram of a+tense

[bibblebub]

11a) s kew whiff

[mazie]

Can't parse it but keep thinking The Second Coming for 10 across

[bibblebub]

10a) definitely 6 for the 2nd word? The Lords Prayer came to mind

[mazie]

Morning souxie. Do you have letters placed to 10a

[mazie]

Morning bibble... guess work from me but I also thought of The Common People

[bibblebub]

hi mazie, i was trying to think of other names for The House Of Lords

[mazie]

I can only think of The Upper House as an alternative bibble

[souxie]

Morning mazie, Sorry but the only letter I have for 10 Across is the 1st letter of the 3 which is a T.

Many thanks

[factor-fiction]

Well I'm pretty certain the first word of 10a is THE!

[mazie]

The Devil's tattoo ??

[factor-fiction]

Hi siouxie- can I just check that the clue for 10a is exactly as it appears in the paper? I'm just wondering whether it says "parliamentarians" or "parliamentarian's"

[mazie]

Morning souxie...sorry about so much guess work from me. I can't wait for someone to come up with the answer.

[bibblebub]

the chosen people ?

[mazie]

Let us know if you get it souxie...I'm off now... I'll look back in later x

[twofeathers]

3a Surely the answer is Abutment

[factor-fiction]

Are there any down clues we can help with that could get us some more letters for 10a?

[souxie]

Hi factor-fiction it is given as "parliamentarians".
And here are a couple of down clues, 2 Down Train staff ending up in remote railway centre (5) C???E
9 Down Hope pill's dropped in-Ecstasy? (6) ???I??
Hope this helps

[factor-fiction]

Crewe?