No 12655, Tuesday 18 Jun 2019, Dr. X

ACROSS
1   Leave the queue and misbehave (4,3,2,4) STEP OUT OF LINE [DD]
8   Dim student breaks shoulder (5) BLEAR {B{L}EAR}
9   Fierce rogue snatches idiot’s meaty dish (9) FRICASSEE {FRIC{ASS}EE*}

11 Self-absorbed nut avoiding college to consume spirit (10) EGOCENTRIC {E{GO}CcENTRIC}
12 Hard for fellow in panic to understand (4) HEAR (-f+h)HEAR
14 Good wine for family (7) KINDRED {KIND}{RED}
16 Amateur through analysis virtually flies an aircraft (7) AVIATES {A}{VIA}{TESt}
17 Regular patron in a scrap with character outside (7) HABITUE {H{A}{BIT}UE}
19 On the contrary, cooked me a fantastic Japanese dish (7) EDAMAME {MADE<=}{ME+A}*

21 Waif’s outfit kept in that case (2,2) IF SO [T]
22 Moment when violence flares up following strike on location (10) FLASHPOINT {F}{LASH}{POINT}
25 Being sexy, entices giddy youngsters on vacation to go out (9) EXISTENCE {sEXy+ENTICES}*
26 Not right mocking Greek architectural style (5) IONIC IrONIC
27 Presenting gold case and band featuring a solitaire in the middle (13) ORCHESTRATING {OR}{CHEST}{R{A}{s..iTa..e}ING}

DOWN
2   Fix match! Go under, giving away runs (3,4) TIE DOWN {TIE}{DrOWN}
3   Be responsible for what might be displayed in a shop selling domestic animals (10) PERPETRATE {PER PET RATE}
4   Incompetent fellow in assembly (5) UNFIT {UN{F}IT}
5   Start to speak clutching one drink (9) ORIGINATE {OR{1}{GIN}ATE}
6   Completely avoids conservative bank (4) LEAN cLEAN
7   Clever to embrace very upset wife — that’s easily done (2,5) NO SWEAT {N{SO<=}{W}EAT}
8   Start a conversation with techie? (5,3,3) BREAK THE ICE {TECHIE}* [RA]
10 Brexiteer say, planning secret coup around island (11) EUROSCEPTIC {SECRET+COUP}* over {I}
13 Discourage fool chasing girl on stage (10) DISAPPOINT {DI}{SAP}{POINT}
15 Bit of deluge flooding southern residences (9) DWELLINGS {De...e}{WELLING}{S}
18 Model wearing more vibrant lingerie (7) BUSTIER {BUS{T}IER}

20 Go in van around French city (7) AVIGNON*
23 Strikes back holding oriental weapon (5) SPEAR {RA{E}PS<=}
24 A thug sadly kills girl in American state (4) UTAH {A+THUg}*

Reference List
Student = L, College = C, Hard = H, Fellow = F, Amateur A, Following = F, Right = R, Gold = OR, Runs = R, Conservative = C, Wife = W, Girl = DI, Southern = S, Model = T, Oriental = E, Girl = G

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