No 12846, Friday 31 Jan 2020, Dr. X

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ACROSS
1   Hurried to get rid of small, terribly basic cycle rickshaws (8) PEDICABS {sPED}{BASIC*}
5   Reprimand about rubbish copy (6) PARROT {RAP<=}{ROT}
10 Fall of Man essentially in ‘Paradise Lost’ causes anguish (7) DESPAIR PARaDISE*
11 Fool, possibly mad, interrupts legendary clarinetist (7) GOODMAN {GOO{MAD*}N}

12 Reviewing mission to enter United Kingdom in Eskimo boat (5) UMIAK {U{AIM<=}K}

13 Hardened criminal needs to control temper (9) STIFFENED {S{TIFF}ENED*}
14 In spite of vow, changes beliefs (6,2,4) POINTS OF VIEW*
18 What a boatman might do to give an opinion without being asked? (3,4,3,2) PUT ONES OAR IN [DD]
21 Demand to install new President after second unofficial ballot (5,4) STRAW POLL {T{RAW}{P}OLL} after {S}
23 Keep consuming ecstasy and throw up (5) HEAVE {H{E}AVE}
24 Distribute party drug smuggled by hooligan (4,3) DOLE OUT {DO}{L{E}OUT}
25 Contemptuous expert penning essentially vicious article (7) DEFIANT {DEF{vicIous}{AN}T}
26 Realizes husband’s overwhelmed by disputes (6) CASHES {CAS{H}ES}
27 One composing sacred songs in square, captured by friend on film (8) PSALMIST {P{S}AL}{MIST}

DOWN
1   Stand by president facing dishonour (6) PODIUM {P}{ODIUM}
2   Draw out and criticize revolting drunk (6) DISTIL {DIS}{LIT<=}
3   Bully about to torment many with new repressive measures (9) CRACKDOWN {C{RACK}{D}OW}{N}
4   Makes an irreversible commitment and never rows again? (5,4,5) BURNS ONES BOATS [DD]
6   Amateur on dope turns unresponsive (5) ALOOF {A}{FOOL<=}
7   Idealistic fellow in riot around college (8) ROMANTIC {RO{MAN}TI*}{C}
8   Moderate individual, a little distressed in city (4,4) TONE DOWN {T{ONE}{Di...d}OWN}
9   Once more defers drinking rum, despite being very likely to fail (7,3,4) AGAINST ALL ODDS {AGAIN}{STALL{ODD}S}
15 Face of fanatic, just revolting (9) FRIGHTFUL {F}{RIGHTFUL}
16 Disjointed narrative about one rogue (8) EPISODIC {EP{1}{SOD}IC}
17 Unsettles celebrity brushing aside media’s latest reports (8) STARTLES {STAR}{TaLES}
19 Islam perhaps barring a sandwich meat (6) SALAMI {SAL{A}MI*}
20 Decay in atom! Leave quickly (4,2) BEAT IT {B{EAT}IT}
22 Complete mess, I hear (5) WHOLE (~hole)

Reference List
Small = S, President = P, Second = S. Ecstasy = E, Party = DO, Drug = E, Husband = H, Square = S, Many = D, New = N, College = C