No 13236, Saturday 01 May 2021, Dr. X

 Lockdown Day 4 of 14 Stay Safe

Across

1 Suggest a patient person for prearranged conspiracy (3-2,3) PUT-UP JOB {PUT UP}{JOB}
5 Hopped in pain, taking run after bit of stumble (6) SPRANG {Stumble}{P{R}ANG}
10 Blissful in rave after receiving a shot in the arm? On the contrary (7) RADIANT {RA{AID<=}NT}
11 Launch event primarily during Muslim festival in North African city (2,5) EL OBEID {E{L OB}{Event}ID}
12 Exhausted gangster at bar wants ecstasy (3,2) ALL IN {AL}{L INe}
13 Baffling dismissal of India’s captain overwhelms unhappy fans (9) FOLLOWING {FOiL{LOW}ING}
14 Depressed beauty entered building to pick up cocaine essentially (12) DISHEARTENED {DISH}{ENTERED*} around {cocAine}
18 Foul lads go berserk in a joint abruptly (3,2,1,6) ALL OF A SUDDEN {A}{FOUL+LADS*}{DEN}
21 One lying on bed in bash, enthralled by red wine cocktail (9) EIDERDOWN {RED+WINE*} around {DO}
23 Love cocaine and speed (5) CRUSH {C}{RUSH}
24 Can having fun possibly be unpleasant? (7) PAINFUL {PAI{FUN*}L}
25 One retaliating with extremes of violence in rage (7) AVENGER {A{ViolencE}NGER}
26 Giddy groupies, excited, leaving for wild parties (6) ORGIES {GROupIES*}
27 Pretend to be unaware in probe about riotous day (4,4) PLAY DUMB {PL{DAY*}UMB}

Down

1 Father locks up outlaw (6) PARIAH {PA}{HAIR<=}
2 Let drunk consume rum and totter (6) TODDLE {LET*} around {ODD}
3 One initiating a lawsuit in ugly dispute (9) PLAINTIFF {PLAIN}{TIFF}
4 Where astronauts plan to go  is delightful (3,2,4,5) OUT OF THIS WORLD (DD)
6 Help hot onlooker taking pic (5) PHOTO (T)
7 Mock leading industrialist in rift — it’ll help to do one’s business smoothly (8) APERIENT {APE}{R{Industrial}ENT}
8 Quiet event inside with stew and SE Asian dish (4-4) GADO-GADO {GA{DO} G}{ADO}

9 Ultimate aim is swilling ale to get close in party (2-3,3,3-3) BE-ALL AND END-ALL {B {ALE*}{L AND}{END}ALL}

or
9 Ultimate aim is swilling ale to get close in party (2-3,3,3-3) BE-ALL AND END-ALL {B{E {AL{L AND }E}ND} ALL} See comments
15 Contact detective finally in attempt to reveal infidelity (9) TREACHERY {T{REACH}{detectivE}RY}
16 Accept cup of tea happily (4,2,2) FACE UP TO {CUP+OF+TEA*}
17 Clasp to secure tot’s protective covering (8) CLADDING {CL{ADD}ING}
19 Chinese method of fighting eruption of fungus with potassium instead of sulphur (4-2) KUNG-FU {FUNGU(-s+K)*}
20 Baby girl entering is an angel (6) CHERUB {C{HER}UB}
22 Search cure-all ultimately in epidemic (5) RIFLE {RIF{cure-alL}E}

Reference List

Run=R, Muslim festival=Eid, Gangster=Al, Ecstasy=E, Cocaine=C
Father=Pa, To get=Land, Close=End, Aim=End, Close=Land, Potassium=K, Sulphur=S

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