No 12587, Saturday 30 Mar 2019, Dr. X

Across

1. Foresee guys losing money and face (8) ENVISAGE {mEN}{VISAGE}
5. Inclined to run breaking limits of speed (6) SLOPED {Spee{LOPE}D}
10. Caught dear husband dancing around maiden mesmerised (7) CHARMED {C}{DEAR+H*} around {M}
11. Eggs on toast! It’s nice (7) ENTICES {ITS+NICE*} (Correction - INCITES - See comments)
12. Desperate adults wanting date in American city (5) TULSA {AdULTS*}
13. Disheartened wives tackling depression with alcohol indiscriminately (9) WHOLESALE {Wive{HOLE}S}{ALE}
14. Make the critical difference! Destroy plastic sheet (3,3,6) TIP THE SCALES {PLASTIC+SHEET*}
18. Make drunk // approach the principal (2,2,4,4) GO TO ONES HEAD (DD)
21. Strengthen hold on army (9) REINFORCE {REIN}{FORCE}
23. Tree in front of London Bridge (5) LARCH {London}{ARCH}

24. Not new to rock in Goa with rum and fish (7) GOURAMI {In+GOA+RUM*}

25. Criminals concealed aboard steamer (7) SINNERS {S{INNER}S}
26. One carrying marijuana and ecstasy caught by guide (6) REEFER {RE{E}FER}
27. Rogue seen around camp making deals (8) ENTENTES {SEEN*} around {TENT}

Down

1. Conservative aboard flight beginning to earnestly provoke (6) EXCITE {EX{C}IT}{Earnestly}
2. Sailor drawn in by horrible sound (6) VIABLE {VI{AB}LE}
3. Mischievous child wearing fancy coat is congenial (9) SIMPATICO  {COAT+IS*} around {IMP}
4. What a sewer worker might do // to be totally wasted? (2,4,3,5) GO DOWN THE DRAIN (DD)
6. Caught in temptation for riches (5) LUCRE {LU{C}RE}
7. Hazards from potholes over slope (8) PITFALLS {PIT{FALL}S}
8. Criticize essentially and break up (8) DISPERSE {DIS}{PER SE}
9. What a tug-of-war contestant might do // to be obstinate? (3,4,5,2) DIG ONE'S HEELS IN (DD)
15. Tax measure withdrawn in amendment (9) CHALLENGE {CHA{ELL<=}NGE}
16. Jelly in a bait brought up a fish (4-4) AGAR-AGAR {A}{RAG<=}{A}{GAR}
17. Approach contemptible person interrupting a duet rudely (8) ATTITUDE {A+DUET*} around {TIT}
19. Silver ring lost? No great shakes (6) ARGENT {No+GREAT*}
20. Spirits given by good innkeepers (6) GHOSTS {G}{HOSTS}
22. Student breaks bogus chip (5) FLAKE {F{L}AKE}

Reference List

Money=M, Caught=C, Husband=H, Maiden=M, Date=D, New=N, Steamer=SS, Ecstasy=E
Conservative=C, Sailor=AB, Ring=O, Good=G, Student=L

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