No 14392, Monday 27 Jan 2025, Dr. X

Solution to 12A 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 solve, if not solved by 1 PM.

ACROSS

1   Intoxicated babe runs over girl, stirring up emotions (6-7) RABBLE-ROUSING {BABE+RUNS+O+GIRL}*

8   Wants new, versatile German player (5) GAMER GERMAn*

9   Sworn statement by American diva involved in argument in retreat (9) AFFIDAVIT {A}{TI{DIVA*}FF<=}

11 See 10 Down

12 Censure fellow dumping conservative miss (4) ?L?K (Addendum - FLAK {F}{LAcK} - See comments)

14 Student stands up to describe origin of oldest primates (7) LORISES {L}{Ol...t}{RISES}

16 Republican actually about to break a law (7) INFRACT {R} in {IN FACT}

17 Pouring rum for exclusive circle (7) INGROUP*

19 Device used for strangulation by degenerate found in passage (7) GAROTTE {GA{ROT}TE}

21 Express disapproval, start to unpack short skirt (4) TUTU {TUT}{Un...k}

22 First-class chef's double corn salad (6,4) CORDON BLEU* Semi&lit

25 Like a romantic dinner and dance? It'll rock (9) CANDLELIT*

26 Eventually removing clothes altogether (2,3) IN ALL fINALLy

27 Gulp with regret, so irritated about wife's fight for dominance (5,8) POWER STRUGGLE {GULP+REGRET+SO}* over {W}

DOWN

2   Device measuring electric current in programme, terrific (7) AMMETER {T]

3   Where one has a close shave as robber starts to plunder house desperately (10) BARBERSHOP {AS+ROBBER+Pl...r+Ho..e}*

4   Singer at opera describing Greek muse (5) ERATO [T]

5   Motive in killing is sickening (9) OFFENDING END in OFFING

6   Viewpoint of spiteful nationalist ignored (4) SIDE SnIDE

7   Short fictional work by star captivates the Spanish lecturer (7) NOVELLA {NOV{EL}{L}A}

8   Lose one's temper as party controlled by selfish European pulls out (2,9) GO BALLISTIC {eGO{BALL}ISTIC}

10 & 11A What matador might do to boldly tackle difficulty (4,3,4,2,3,5) TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS [DD]

13 Insulting ignorant rogue suppressing fine female (10) AFFRONTING {IGNORANT}* over {F}{F}

15 Posh models dancing close to Greek dramatist (9) SOPHOCLES {POSH*}{CLOSE*}

18 Become involved in attempt to hire English cast (3,4) GET INTO {G{E}{TINT}O}

20 High after consuming ecstasy, couple of ladies reveal everything (4,3) TELL ALL {T{E}{LL}ALL}

23 Check patient's butt bitten by animal (5) DETER {DE{p...nT}ER}

24 Sheet of floating ice in stream, reportedly (4) FLOE (~flow)

Reference List

Over = O, New = N, American = A, Fellow = F, Conservative = C, Student = L, Republican = R, Wife = W, Nationalist = N, The in Spanish = EL, Lecturer = L, European = E, Fine = F, Female = F, English = E, Ecstasy = E, Ladies = L