No 13194, Saturday 13 Mar 2021, Dr. X

 Across

1 Feeling euphoric while travelling by hovercraft? (8,2,3) FLOATING ON AIR (D&CD)
8 Revolutionary movement to curb ultimately repressive acts (5) RITES {STIR<=} around {repressivE}
9 Couple of girls eating popular oriental aromatic rhizome (9) GALINGALE {GAL}{IN}{GAL}{E}
11 Constant parking problem in streets (10) PERSISTENT {P}{IN+STREETS*}
12 Weak taste of mushrooms in sauce (4) LIMP {LI{Mushrooms}P}
14 Swimmer wins National Final, making a comeback in contest (7) CONTEND {CO{N}{NET<=}D}
16 Shrewd woman avoids pressing judge angrily (7) IRATELY {wI{RATE}LY}
17 Rubbery materials, elastic perhaps (7) LATICES {ELASTIC*}
19 Rushed back in, distraught after dropping essentially straightforward catch (7) ENSNARE {tENS{RAN<=}E}
21 Emir, a narcissist controlling Islamic country (4) IRAN (T)
22 Renewed enthusiasm following victory by Democrat (6,4) SECOND WIND {SECOND}{WIN}{D}
25 Problem troubling baby in sleep with painfully sharp cry at the end (5,4) NAPPY RASH {NAP}{SHARP+crY*}
26 Worried about onset of Covid-19, director took measures (5) ACTED {A{Covid}TE}{D}
27 Doctor’s attitude is excellent, tackling sad demise with bit of delicacy (7,6) BEDSIDE MANNER {B{DEMISE+Delicacy*}ANNER}

Down

2 Construction of largely new altar in cathedral church of Rome (7) LATERAN {NEw+ALTAR*}
3 Want to save money, showing frugality (10) ABSTINENCE {ABS{TIN}ENCE}
4 Man spent fortune drinking spirit in expensive bar (5) INGOT {mIN{GO}T}
5 Cold dish of meat in fete, eaten at the end with prong (9) GALANTINE {GALA}{eateN}{TINE}
6 Nobody discovered poison on envelope (4) NONE (T)
7 Fancy one finding silver in quarry (7) IMAGINE {I}{M{AG}INE}
8 Criticise heir welcoming total rogue (11) RAPSCALLION {RAP}{SC{ALL}ION}
10 Foolish maiden enthralled by deeply hated rogue left abandoned (5-6) EMPTY-HEADED {DEEPlY+HATED*} around {M}
13 What Adam and Eve did // caused a lot of trouble (6,4) RAISED CAIN (DD)
15 Carelessness is clear in retrospect about son getting bad grade (9) DISREGARD {RID<=} around {S}+{GRADE*}
18 Stumbles over a stone finally in trek (7) TRAIPSE {TR{A}IPS}{stonE}
20 Rather drunk in outrageous tale (1,6) A LITTLE  {LIT} in {TALE*}
23 Old hag damaged front of monument showing an ancient alphabet (5) OGHAM {O}{HAG*}{Monument}

24 Star briefly welcomes unknown extras (4) BYES {B{Y}ESt}

Reference List

Popular=In, Oriental=E, Parking=P, National=N, Woman=W, Democrat=D, Director=D
Money=Tin, Man=M, Spirit=Go, One=I, Silver=Ag, Left=L, Son=S, Old=O, Unknown=Y

Colour/Font Scheme

Definition, Solution, Component letters, Embedded links, Theme word,  Reference list word, Anagram Indicator, C/C indicator, Reversal Indicator, Hidden word Indicator, Letter Pick indicator, Deletion Indicator, Homophone Indicator, Movement Indicator, Positional Indicator, Substitution, Indicator, Opposite indicator, Link/Connector, Extraneous