No 13217, Friday 09 Apr 2021, Dr. X

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ACROSS

1   What meat seller might give customer to continually alter plans? (4,3,6) CHOP AND CHANGE [DD]

8   Gangster cuts lad in parlour (5) SALON {S{AL}ON}

9   Tyrannical, sinful monarch crushed (9) IMPERIOUS {IMP{ER}IOUS}

11 Oust a rogue turning monstrous (10) OUTRAGEOUS*

12 Degenerate chooses to steal ring (4) ECHO [T]

14 Rants when one breaks deals (7) TIRADES {T{1}RADES}

16 Poetic movement in essence largely blocked by Islamic leader (7) IMAGISM {IMA{GISt}M}

17 Stylish and smart British actress (7) HEPBURN {HEP}{BURN}

19 Good meat left for male pig (7) GLUTTON {G}{(-m+l)LUTTON}

21 Tough image, right for Conservative (4) IRON I(-c+r)RON

22 Husband gets rowdy after knocking back pegs, it’s clear (3-7) SEE-THROUGH {H}{ROUGH}<=>{TEES<=}

25 Rate fixed by more reliable financial officer (9) TREASURER {RATE*}{SURER}

26 Queen enters swimming pool in the lowest deck (5) ORLOP {O{R}LOP*|}

27 Continue having sex with hot steno slyly in an extramarital relationship (1,3,2,3,4) A BIT ON THE SIDE {AB{IT}{H+STENO}*IDE} Semi&lit

DOWN

2   One carrying handgun in street enters slum and runs (7) HOLSTER {HOL{ST}E}{R}

3   Pot, joint along with alcoholic drink for pompous official (10) PANJANDRUM {PAN}{J}{AND}{RUM}

4   Gullible one taken in by rogue loses thousand (5) NAIVE {kNA{1}VE}

5   Securing better British code-breaker (9) CAPTURING {CAP}{TURING}

6   Cheerful fellow consumed brownie (4) AIRY fAIRY

7   Dumplings in grand do served up, most elegant (7) GNOCCHI {G}{CON<=}{CHIc}

8   Characters outside hospital start to holler and fight, giving little consideration (5,6) SHORT SHRIFT {S{H}ORTS}{Ho...r}{RIFT}

10 Ability to entertain Spanish maiden who’s tipsy (11) SHOWMANSHIP {SPANISH+M+WHO}*

13 Resolution of labour issue, largely beneficial (10) SALUBRIOUS {LABOUR+ISSUe}*

15 Ancient Jewish council had sinner stoned (9) SANHEDRIN*

18 Saw show on Rhythm & Blues (7) PROVERB {PROVE}{RB}

20 Dishevelled drunkard turning up outside university escorted (7) TOUSLED {S{U}OT<=}{LED}

23 Found in Testament or a Hebrew sacred scroll (5) TORAH [T]

24 Sound made to attract attention by some cops sternly (4) PSST [T]

Reference List

Gangster = AL, Monarch = ER, Good = G, Left = L, Male = M, Right = R, Conservative = C, Husband = H, Queen = R, Sex = IT, Hot = H, Runs = R, Joint = J, Thousand = K, Fellow = F, Grand = G, Hospital = H, Maiden = M, Rhythm and Blues = R&B, University = U