No 14131, Monday 25 Mar 2024, Dr. X

Rangoli by Gowri

Solution to 5A 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.

Open for anyone to answer, if not solved by 1 PM.

ACROSS

1   Accommodation for flyers in club maintained by special brigade (8) BIRDCAGE {C} in {BRIGADE}*

5   Couple in a Rolls-Royce, more pretentious (6) ?R?I?R (Addendum - ARTIER {A}{R{TIE}R} - See comments)

10 Press covering perfect radio programme (5-2) PHONE-IN {P{HONE}IN}

11 Swimmer saves lives on island in African country (7) TUNISIA {TUN{IS}{I}A}

12 Silly person in European city, losing article (5) TWERP anTWERP

13 Former US President aroused looters accepting suggestion of electoral victory (9) ROOSEVELT {ROOS{El...l}{V}ELT*}

14 Change the policy to gather data relating to evolutionary development (12) PHYLOGENETIC {THE+POLICY}* over {GEN}

18 Traitor caught! Maul rogue in trial (5,7) COURT MARTIAL {TRAITOR+C+MAUL}*

21 Nonconformists in a mob shine out (9) BOHEMIANS*

23 A little charming shack alongside English channel (5) CHUTE {Ch...g}{HUT}{E}

24 Men controlling union seen rioting in Spanish city (7) OURENSE {O{U}R}{SEEN*}

25 They take a lot of interest as drug addicts outside university start to rave (7) USURERS {US{U}{Rave}ERS}

26 Unusual panic about onset of Covid-19 (6) SCARCE {SCAR{Co...9}E}

27 Row after club bowler becomes more mouthy (8) CHATTIER {TIER}<=>{C}{HAT}

DOWN

1   Yes, parking found in clean secluded track (6) BYPATH {B{Y}{P}ATH}

2   Journeyed to catch husband and mistress finally in Greek city (6) RHODES {R{H}ODE}{m...sS}

3   What one might get during happy hour for unfair remark (5,4) CHEAP SHOT [DD]

4   Chap overwhelmed by beer after dope - time to get boss (7,7) GENERAL MANAGER {L{MAN}AGER}<=>{GEN}{ERA}

6   No ordinary colour spectrum (5) RANGE oRANGE

7   Examines face of patient bitten by bugs (8) INSPECTS {INS{Pa...t}ECTS}

8   Sad at heart, secures drug to get fix again (8) REATTACH {AT+HEART}* over {C}

9   Chum is at rave, drinking still? That was expected, according to me! (1,7,2,4) I THOUGHT AS MUCH {CHUM+IS+AT}* over {THOUGH}

15 Worthless American involved in deception, upset by poll (2-7) NO-ACCOUNT {NO{A}C<=}{COUNT}

16 Indecent drunkard endlessly consuming cocaine near seedy bar (8) SCABROUS {S{C}{BAR*}OUSe}

17 Hear opium's fantastic, leaving many in bliss (8) EUPHORIA {HEAR+OPIUm}*

19 Bones throb recurrently? That's about right (6) HUMERI {HUM}{I{R}E<=}

20 Readjust switches to tackle a tricky problem (6) TEASER {RESET<=} over {A}

22 Wild alcoholic in a motel knocking back drinks (5) MANIC [T]

Reference List

Club = C, Island = I, Victory = V, Data = GEN, Caught = C, English = E, Union = U, University = U, Club = C, Yes = Y, Parking = P, Husband = H, Dope = GEN, Ordinary = O, Drug = C, American = A, Cocaine = C, Many = M, Right = R