No 14157, Wednesday 24 Apr 2024, Dr. X

Solution to 21A has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered only by a non-regular / novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.

Open for anyone to answer, if not solved by 1 PM.

ACROSS

1   Ordeal after girl in bash turned most intoxicated (8) TIGHTEST {TEST}<=>{H{G}IT<=}

5   Powder in back of closet - salt containing cocaine (6) TALCUM {c...eT}{AL{C}UM}

10 & 13 What DJs want everyone to do? Comply with what they want (5,2,5,4) DANCE TO THEIR TUNE [C&DD]

11 Small sample of antivenom in a lab (7) NOMINAL [T]

12 Son ignored insult in match (5) LIGHT sLIGHT

13 See 10

14 Cash, say, spent in altering film (6,6) TENNIS PLAYER {SPENT+IN}*{LAYER}

18 Retd bachelor about to marry someone who is much younger (3,3,6) ROB THE CRADLE*

21 Musical troupe is smooth, entertaining group with bit of blues (5,4) S?I?G ?A?D (Addendum - SWING BAND {S{WING}{Bl..s}AND} - See comments)

23 Abandon movement to secure independence (5) WAIVE {WA{I}VE}

24 A rebellious chap consuming ecstasy on island getting cold and pale (7) ANAEMIC {A}{M{E}AN<=}{I}{C}

25 Talk foolishly with woman after starting to become drunk (7) BLITHER {HER}<=>{Be...e}{LIT}

26 Crushed oilseed yielding ordinary oil (6) DIESEL oILSEED

27 Assess racehorse gambolling round shed (8) RESEARCH RACEHoRSE*

DOWN

1   Slightly drunk in bar, lazily cuddling date (6) TIDDLY {T}{ID{D}LY}

2   Ornamental tree in good tattoo on head (6) GINKGO {G}{INK}{GO}

3   Hitter went berserk, scoring runs in last over of IPL match (9) TWENTIETH {HITTEr+WENT}*

4   Reasonable likelihood of force catching person (8,6) SPORTING CHANCE*

6   American male picking up joint with hesitation in Indian city (5) AJMER {A}{J}{M}{ER}

7   Perhaps as bouncy as cylindrical channel markers (3,5) CAN BUOYS*

8   Happy to conserve extremely unusual British tree (8) MULBERRY {M{Un...aL}{B}ERRY}

9   Bend a rule craftily to secure position as expected (14) UNDERSTANDABLE {BEND+A+RULE}* over {STAND}

15 Faultless liberal beginning to irritate the wily rogue (4-5) LILY-WHITE {L}{Ir...e}{THE+WILY}*

16 Supporter on top of stage runs wearing blue armband (8) BRASSARD {BRA}{St..e}{SA{R}D}

17 Decline to tackle detectives on reflection and surrender (8) ABDICATE {AB{DIC}<= ATE}

19 Nobody backs film star releasing flops essentially (6) CIPHER {PIC<=}{HERo}

20 Make out with hot model over area around fireplace (6) HEARTH {HEAR} with {H}{T}<=

22 Easy putt in golf that is over millimetres (5) GIMME {G}{I{MM}E}

Reference List

Girl = G, Cocaine = C, Son = S, Independence = I, Ecstacy = E, Island = I, Cold = C, Ordinary = O, Bar = T, Date = D, Good = G, Runs = R, American = A, Male = M, Joint = J, British = B, Liberal = L, Supporter = BRA, Hot = H, Model = T, Golf = G

No 14156, Tuesday 23 Apr 2024, Dr. X

Solution to 17D has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered only by a non-regular / novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.

Open for anyone to answer, if not solved by 1 PM.

ACROSS

1   Reviewed excellent book in outstanding discussion (8) DIALOGUE {D{A1<=}{LOG}UE}

5   Thrash husband in office - chasing women! (6) WRITHE {RIT{H}E}<=>{W}

10 Rocky after end of round, knocked out (7) DRUGGED {RUGGED}<=>{r..nD}

11 Implants hip with small incision, revolutionary (7) INSTILS {IN}{S}{SLIT<=}

12 Tongue in meal at inn (5) LATIN [T]

13 Turning surgical beam around, pick up drill (9) REHEARSAL {RE{HEAR}SAL<=}

14 Remarkably on a roll, fine girl is uncompromising (3-2-7) ALL-OR-NOTHING {ON+A+ROLL}*{THIN}{G}

18 & 23 Where surfer might be enjoying a run of success (2,3,5,2,1,4) ON THE CREST OF A WAVE [DD}

21 Displays a rampant, abnormal growth of cells (9) DYSPLASIA*

23 See 18

24 Unruly imp about to devour English dish (4,3) MEAT PIE {M{EAT}PI*}{E}

25 Letch slyly filming a model in thong (7) LATCHET {L{A}{T}CHET*}

26 New drug smuggled by reckless drug pusher (6) NUDGER {N}{UDG{E}R*}

27 Old film about time travel at inauguration is theatrical (8) OPERATIC {O}{P{ERA}{Tr...l}IC}

DOWN

1   Led astray after drinking rum in picnic (6) DODDLE {D{ODD}LE*}

2   Sharpness of unionist in American town (6) ACUITY {A}{C{U}ITY}

3   Egg allergen affected specialised part of cell (9) ORGANELLE {O}{ALLERGEN*}

4   Sick, surrounded in wraps - man's emaciated (14) UNDERNOURISHED {SURROUNDED+IN}* over {HE}

6   Scoundrel abducting son, a dreaded Jamaican perhaps? (5) RASTA {RA{S}T}{A}

7   Error to capture pawn after time trouble in state of panic (8) TAILSPIN {S{P}IN}<=>{T}{AIL}

8   Institute in Senegal transformed process of preserving fodder (8) ENSILAGE {ENS{I}LAGE*}

9   Perky comedian perfects voice-over without distress (4,4,4,2) WITH ONES TAIL UP {WIT}{HONES}{T{AIL}UP<=}

15 Favoured fork to eat salad (4,5) TOOK AFTER*

16 Hunters pursue small opossum finally into lair (8) WOODSMEN {WOO}{D{S}{o...uM}EN}

17 Reportedly international model turned despondent, tackling bulimia essentially (2,2,4) ?T ?S ?A?D (Addendum IT IS SAID {I}{SIT<=}{SA{bulImia}D} - See comments) 

19 Importance of pain in both sides of chest (6) CACHET {Che{ACHE}sT}

20 Feverish man with cold and spasm (6) HECTIC {HE}{C}{TIC}

22 Slip in base after drinks (5) LAPSE {E}<=>{LAPS}

Reference List

Husband = H, Women = W, Hip = IN, Small = S, Girl = G, English = E, Model = T, New = N, Drug = E, Old = O, Unionist = U, American = A, Son = S, Pawn = P, Time = T, Institute = I, International = I, Cold = C, Base = E