No 14287, Monday 23 Sep 2024, Dr. X

Solution to 14A 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   Exuberance resulting from martinis - pal is tipsy (6,7) ANIMAL SPIRITS*

8   Love edible root with starter of asparagus in Japanese city (5) OYAMA {O}{YAM}{As...s}

9   Cracked algebra with extremes of ease? That's nice (9) AGREEABLE {ALGEBRA+EasE}*

11 Fail to make progress in a date with woman in fancy retreat (5,5) TREAD WATER {TRE{A}{D}{W}ATER*}

12 Doormat in bungalow, impressive (4) WIMP [T]

14 Note about the digestive tract (7) E?T?R?N (Addendum - ENTERON {ENTER}{ON} - See comments)

16 Passionately precocious, cuddling girl on base (7) EAGERLY {EA{G}{E}RLY}

17 Threatens rogues snatching object (7) IMPENDS {IMP{END}S}

19 See way to change husband? Nonsense! (7) EYEWASH {SEE+WAY}*{H}

21 Abandon date with guy wanting sex essentially (4) DROP {D}{ROPe}

22 Trouble in nightclub - couple of males overdose on ecstasy (10) DISCOMMODE {DISCO}{MM}{OD}{E}

25 Coming from Spain with pure dope and cocaine concealed (9) EMERGENCE {E}{MER{GEN}{C}E} 

26 Like a perfectly pitched baseball game in hot ground (2-3) NO-HIT* 

27 Husband of reigning queen is cheating, caught by inspector right away (6,7) PRINCE CONSORT {CON} in {INSPECTOR+R}*

DOWN

2   Most wonderful article about tackling English exam (7) NEATEST {A{E}N<=}{TEST}

3   Turning point! Extremely dissolute Republican's arrested (10) MEANDERING {MEAN{Di...tE}{R}ING}

4   Upset about America installing nuclear plant (5) LIANA {AIL<=}{A} over {N}

5   Go on wild spree, drinking endlessly (9) PERSEVERE {SPREE*} over {EVER}

6   Craving, wanting good grass (4) REED gREED

7   A little upset by boys in band becoming fatter (7) TUBBIER {T{Up..t}{BB}IER}

8   How a violinist is involved in swindling (2,3,6) ON THE FIDDLE [DD]

10 Warning that's pretty tame, essentially toothless perhaps (5,6) EMPTY THREAT {PRETTY+TAME+t..tHl..s}* &lit

13 Deals with foolish teenagers stealing money (10) AGREEMENTS {TEENAGERS}* over {M}

15 Nice scene about ignorance (9) NESCIENCE*

18 Spy ensnares one working for inventor (7) PIONEER {P{1}{ON}EER}

20 More trouble on earth (7) ANOTHER* 

23 Conservative party clinging to extremely retrogressive set of beliefs (5) CREDO {C}{DO} over {Re...vE}

24 American actor started going topless (4) EGAN bEGAN

Reference List

Date = D, Woman = W, Girl = G, Base = E, Husband = H, Spain = E, Male = M, Ecstasy = E, Right = R, English = E, Republican = R, Nuclear = N, Good = G, Boy = B, Money = M, Conservative = C, Party = DO