Mon D Mail No. 14,394

[bryand]

Please help me to get started!
1a) Straggly shrub in trolley, say, keeps mob at bay (5,7)
7d) Damage at head? Plenty, if this is carried out (5,7)
10d) Nice verse composed about me nursing 10 veterans (2-10)
Apology for having no letters.

[shooty]

10 Ex-servicemen

[bryand]

Many thanks shooty, do you have any ideas for 1a) and 7d)

[shooty]

1a water cannons ?

but i cant parse

[suebinn1]

Crash barrier

[zinnie]

I think (or my wife does) 1a is crash barrier

[shooty]

7 Death Penalty

[shooty]

yes brash in carrier

[suebinn1]

I think 7d is death penalty but not certain

[Sipowicz]

1a. Crush barrier.

[glasman]

C(rush b)arrier

[dannyk13]

1a.Crush barrier ( anagram of shrub inside carrier)
7d. Death penalty
10d.Ex servicemen (anagram of nice verse me & x)

[shooty]

crUsh barrier

[bryand]

Many thanks to everybody for your prompt and informative answers.