No 13258, Thursday 27 May 2021. Dr. X

Lockdown Day 29 of 40 Stay Safe at home

Solution to 2D has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered only by a non-regular / novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.

ACROSS

1   Girl having fling with member in group — situation that’s hotting up? (6,7) GLOBAL WARMING {G{LOB}AL}{W{ARM}ING}

8   Reviewing riverside modernistic houses shaped like a vault (5) DOMED [T<=]

9   Turn to welcome couple of graduates in old school (4,5) ALMA MATER {AL{MA}{MA}TER}

11 Surviving at the end, stifled by spin (10) OUTLASTING {OUT{LAST}ING}

12 Fiend grabbing woman in court (4) FAWN {FA{W}N}

14 Phenomena in air enthralling men at Pole (7) AURORAS {AUR{OR}A}{S}Semi&lit

16 Grim men seek to save Titanic (7) IMMENSE [T]

17 Worried after student disregarded restriction to copy (7) IMITATE {ATE}<=>{lIMIT}

19 Time perhaps to admit displeasure about retired professors (7) EMERITI {EM{IRE<=}TI*}

21 Heartily catch fish in stream (4) TIDE {caTch}{IDE}

22 Bananas in abundance, cultivated over farmlands essentially (10) UNBALANCED {ABUNDANCE}* over {f..mLa..s}

25 Spot-on in spreading rumours, maiden left tickled pink (9) RAPTUROUS {APT} in {RUmOURS}*

26 Emotional daughter abandons meal (5) INNER dINNER

27 Grouchy stepmother ill-treated Rose (5-8) SHORT-TEMPERED {STEPMOTHER}*{RED}

DOWN

2   Largely upset about tackling spark in restricted circuit (7) L?M?T?R (Addendum - LIMITER {eLI{MITE}R<=} - See comments)

3   Dreadful time characterised by nasty shock? (3,4,3) BAD HAIR DAY [C&DD]

4   Tipped the French worker (5) LEANT {LE}{ANT}

5   Precious stone given by a fellow on date in bar (9) ALMANDINE {A}{L{MAN}{D}INE}

6   Eminem rocks, releasing trendy viral sensation (4) MEME EMinEM*

7   Agent, lively and popular, shows profit after costs (3,4) NET GAIN {AGENT*}{IN}

8   What a cricketer hates to do — ditch a model (4,1,6) DROP A SITTER {DROP}{A}{SITTER}

10 One used by gunner or forest official to tackle dreadful fiend (5-6) RANGE-FINDER {RANGE{FIEND*}R}

13 Crucial ring stolen in exciting pirate movie (10) IMPERATIVE {PIRATE+MoVIE}*

15 Tough job for upright member on board (5,4) STERN POST {STERN}{POST}

18 Thorough director hampered by incompetent hero primarily (2-5) IN-DEPTH {IN{D}EPT}{Hero}

20 Excite by scent (7) INCENSE [DD]

23 Pumas safely conserved around Indian state (5) ASSAM [T<=]

24 What dentist uses to scrape around base of incisor? (4) BURR {RUB<=}{i...oR} &lit

Reference List

Woman = W, Men = OR(Other ranks), Pole = S, Student = L, Maiden = M, Daughter = D, The in French = LE, Date = D, Trendy = IN, Director = D 

GRID SAME AS YESTERDAY