No 14026, Wednesday 22 Nov 2023, Dr. X

Solution to 16A 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   Easily sense husband getting a touch tipsy after drinking shot (7,1,5) WITHOUT A HITCH {WIT}{H} and {A+TOUCH}* over {HIT}

8   Saved by doctors resuscitating relapsed addicts (5) USERS [T<=]

9   Can do reconstruction of retina (9) CONTAINER {CON}{RETINA*}

11 Woman worried on flight about son starting to panic in wet whirlwind (10) WATERSPOUT {W}{ATE}{R{S}{Pa..c}OUT}

12 Full moon party, entertaining band (4) HOOP {H{O}OP}

14 Communicates by wireless with distressed roadies (7) RADIOES*

16 Many avoiding crowd to tackle spike in infectious disease (7) C?O?E?A (Addendum - CHOLERA {C{HOLE}RAm} - See comments)

17 Belligerent man drinking, turning very intoxicated in retreat (7) HOSTILE {H{SO<=}{LIT<=}E}

19 Repaired most of electric network (7) RETICLE ELECTRIc*

21 Edible root from east, peculiar on reflection (4) EDDO {E}{ODD<=}

22 Hospital worker beginning to frantically transfuse fluid (5,5) STAFF NURSE {Fr...y+TRANSFUSE}*

25 Detective catches maiden and unionist cavorting in Indian state (5,4) TAMIL NADU {TA{M}IL}{AND+U}* Was lost for a while as I have always been writing it as one word!!

26 Waving, ran triumphantly to receive award (5) GRANT [T]

27 Where one might experience tremors in a weak position (2,5,6) ON SHAKY GROUND [DD]

DOWN

2   One went out to have unrestricted sex and conceived (7) IDEATED {1}{D{sEx}ATED}

3   Affected by bad rhinitis, receiving oxygen at onset of Covid-19 (10) HISTRIONIC {HISTRI{O}NI*}{Co...9}

4   Free from limits in university, sleep around casually at first (5) UNCAP {U}{N{Ca...y}AP}

5   Reporter's article on new cure, revolutionary (9) ANNOUNCER {AN}{ON+N+CURE}*

6   Lives on a yacht primarily? My word! (1,3) I SAY {IS}{A}{Ya..t}

7   Pardon criminal? OK (7) CONDONE {CON}{DONE}

8   Most disreputable suitor went crazy outside hotel (11) UNWORTHIEST {SUITOR+WENT}* over {H}

10 Injured player out of tourney finally, join as substitute (11) REPLACEMENT {PLAyER}*{CEMENT}

13 Travelling on metro, gathering information about country (10) MONTENEGRO{ON+METRO}* over {GEN<=}

15 Flatter track, having little turn to begin with (5-4) SWEET-TALK {S{WEE}{Turn}TALK}

18 Supporting musician and soprano plan to entertain millions with number (7) SIDEMAN {S}{IDE{M}A}{N}

20 Dog can have glaucoma, eventually becoming blind (7) CURTAIN {CUR}{T{g...mA}IN}

23 Cast starting to feel a little nervous in drag (5) FLUNG {Feel}{LU{Ne...s}G}

24 Dull black tie, not special (4) BLAH {B}{LAsH}

Reference List

Husband = H, Do = CON, Woman = W, Many = M, Son = S, Intoxicated = LIT, East = E, Maiden = M, Unionist = U, University = U, New = N, Hotel = H, Soprano = O, Millions = M, Number = N, Black = B