No 13846, Saturday 22 Apr 2023, Dr. X

EID MUBARAK 

ACROSS

1   Survive and fight back to live with dignity at last (6,2) SCRAPE BY {SCRAP}{BE<=}{d...tY}

5   Picked up by electromyograph, a sickness occurring in stages (6) PHASIC [T]

10 Clash in bar, associate lost temper (7) DIVERGE {DIVE}{RaGE}

11 Plenty of money won by excited youth (7) UMPTEEN {U{M}P}{TEEN}

12 Keen listener secures good grade finally (5) EAGER {EA{G}{{g..dE}R}

13 One seen on stage playing corpse in seedy den (4,5) DROP SCENE {CORPSE}* in {DEN}*

14 Getting married? That's what sailor might be doing (5,3,4) TYING THE KNOT [DD]

18 Sleazy, wild liaison including exotic rub at America (12) INSALUBRIOUS {LIAISON}* over {RUB}* US}

21 Tries his wife's new mutton dish (5,4) IRISH STEW {TRIES+HIS+W}*

23 A car crashed outside club in African capital (5) ACCRA {A}{CAR*} over {C}

24 Head of state released bird at ceremony in Brazilian municipality (7) IBIRITE {IBIs}{RITE}

25 According to Spooner, chief directed Oscar award-winning movie (4,3) RAIN MAN (~main ran to Rain Man)

26 Crone wanting a little tender meat to make Scottish dish (6) HAGGIS {HAG}{GISt}

27 Ego of one heartless narcissist in power (8) IDENTITY {1}{DE{Na...sT}ITY}

DOWN

1   Cast endlessly drinking rum, getting soaked (6) SODDEN {S{ODD}ENt}

2   Consuming a bit of Viagra, go mad in sack (6) RAVAGE {R{A}{Vi...a}AGE}

3   Picture of light beam in doorway (9) PORTRAYAL {PORT{RAY}AL}

4   Team taking look at foremost of batsmen getting downright ordinary (5-3-6) BREAD-AND-BUTTER {B{READ}AND}{Ba...n}{UTTER}

6   Desires ecstasy in parties (5) HOPES {HOP{E}S}

7   Woman and bachelor seen cavorting in illicit taverns (8) SHEBEENS {SHE}{B}{SEEN*}

8   Allies of criminal with cocaine in bags (8) CONNECTS {CON}{NE{C}TS}

9   Nervous suitor told how to enthral female? Wonderful (3,2,4,5) OUT OF THIS WORLD {SUITOR+TOLD+HOW}* over {F}

15 Knowledge of dress code at uni (9) EDUCATION*

16 Disparage attractive girl in short skirt? Quite the opposite! (8) DIMINISH {DI{MINI}SH}

17 Seeking drug, primarily grass (8) ASPIRING {ASPIRIN}{Gr..s}

19 Seafood dish with drink, endlessly entertaining party (6) SCAMPI {S{CAMP}Ip}

20 Lively excursion close to quay (6) JAUNTY {JAUNT}{quaY}

22 Batter taking a single in Caribbean country (5) HAITI {H{A}IT}{1}

Reference List

Associate = A, Money = M, Excited = UP, Good = G, Wife = W, Club = C, Ecstasy = E, Bachelor = B, Cocaine = C, Female = F