No 14419, Thursday 27 Feb 2025, Dr. X

Solution to 17D 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   Analysed patient finally - allergic to peanuts (8) PITTANCE {PATIENT+a...iC}*

5   Brown bag contains Asian money (6) SATANG {SA{TAN}G} 

10 Try dance moves to maintain figure (7) DECAGON {DECA{GO}N*}

11 Disregard info about the French model consuming cocaine (7) NEGLECT {GEN<=}{LE}{C}{T}

12 Most love new ornament (5) ADORN {ADORe}{N}

13 Fruit in a tin, green bananas (9) TANGERINE*

14 Matter of girl involved in immorality with one's betrothed outside club (12) SIGNIFICANCE {SI{G}N}{I}{FI{C}ANCE}

18 What assassin will do to earn a large profit (4,1,7) MAKE A KILLING [DD]

21 Punishes boys trapping cat in compound (9) SANCTIONS {S{CAT+IN}*ONS}

23 Entomb Italy's foremost sister after welcoming Rector (5) INURN {It..y}{NU{R}N}

24 Pomade from Rio used in shower (4,3) HAIR OIL {HAI{RIO*}L}

25 Bull beginning to amble behind compound (7) OXALATE {OX}{Am..e}{LATE}

26 Came back with good, large electronic switch (6) TOGGLE {GOT<=}{G}{L}{E}

27 Troublemaker, say, carrying case of pills with Ecstasy (8) UPSETTER {U{PillS}{E}TTER}

DOWN

1   Vendor unwrapped large boxes (6) PEDLAR [T]

2   Extremely tricky criminal squeezing old industrialist (6) TYCOON {Tr..kY}{CO{O}N}

3   Criminal at Iran smuggling dope to South American country (9) ARGENTINA {AT+IRAN}* over {GEN}

4   Fixed broken pole in ancient city (14) CONSTANTINOPLE {CONSTANT}{POLE+IN}*

6   Crook's scheme to get rid of wife (5) ANGLE wANGLE

7   Distressed painter taking drug, one relieving constipation (8) APERIENT {PAINTER}* over {E}

8   Picked up gun and drove to arrest rogue finally (8) GATHERED {GAT}{HER{r..uED}

9   Lone wolf! Ponies go berserk all at once (2,3,4,5) IN ONE FELL SWOOP*

15 Is princess able to go out with suitor? (9) CANDIDATE {CAN}{DI}{DATE}

16 Principle of homotopy in applied maths is a huge, widespread success (5,3) SMASH HIT {Ho...y} in {MATHS+IS}*

17 Heartily sloshed star outside bar is stripping (8) ?K?N?I?G (Addendum - SKINNING {sloShed}{K{INN}ING} - See comments)

19 Hold-up after United Kingdom backed Middle Eastern country (6) KUWAIT {WAIT}<=>{UK<=}

20 Charm of European getting close to cuddle date (6) ENDEAR {E}{N{D}EAR}

22 Nordic monster beginning to throw rock (5) TROLL {Th..w}{ROLL}

Reference List

Info = GEN, The in French = LE, Model = T, Cocaine = C, New = N, Girl = G, Club = C, Rector = R, Good = G, Large = L, Electronic = E, Ecstasy = E, Old = O, Dope = GEN, Wife = W, Drug = E, Gun = GAT, Princess = DI, European = E, Date = D