No 12462, Friday 02 Nov 2018, Dr. X,

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ACROSS
1   Prompt English groomsmen dancing in glee (3,4,6) JOG ONES MEMORY {JO{E+GROOMSMEN*}Y}
8   Consume delicious coffee extract (5) SCOFF [T]
9   Carrying a child say, around terminus (9) GESTATION {EG<=}{STATION}
11 Change plan and endlessly spurn daughter-in-law (10) RESCHEDULE {R{ESCHEw}{D}ULE}
12 European city doctor meets associate (4) RIGA {RIG}{A}
14 Photography pioneer, active at Mensa (7) EASTMAN*
16 Perfect husband’s ability to acquire Rolls Royce (2,5) MR RIGHT {M{RR}IGHT}
17 Bird in couple of fights (7) SPARROW {SPAR}{ROW}
19 Ninefold magnification finally achieved by designing new loupe (7) NONUPLE {m...oN}{N+LOUPE}*  Achieved is superfluous in my view
21 Prohibition upsetting voter wanting a little rum (4) VETO VOTEr*
22 What runner in relay race might do is risky (5-3-2) TOUCH-AND-GO [DD]
25 One who is given ecstasy, enthralled by frightfully nice trip (9) RECIPIENT {E} in {NICE+TRIP}*
26 Suspend reactionary journalist receiving flak (5) DRAPE {D{RAP}E<=}
27 Skill of team’s reserve players shown by power of pectoral muscles? (5,8) BENCH STRENGTH [DD?] Something to do with 'Bench press'? See comments

DOWN
2   Boston is sadly lacking new musicians (7) OBOISTS {BOSTOn+IS}*
3   Inaccurate batsman scores first run? (3,3,4) OFF THE MARK [DD]
4   Reason why batsman got out? Forced into a narrow space, lost wicket (5) EDGED wEDGED
5   Heavy total put up just around noon (9) MUSCLEMAN {SUM<=}{CLE{M}AN}  Noon=Meridiem=M
6   What guy without love might do? (4) MOAN {M{O}AN} &lit
7   Criticising group concealing trouble (7) RAILING {R{AIL}ING}
8   Computer program to evaluate bank customer (6,5) SCREEN SAVER {SCREEN} {SAVER}
10 Where flesh is likely to cause offence? (4,3,4) NEAR THE BONE [DD]
13 Case of torture? Press meets young lady (4,6) IRON MAIDEN {IRON} {MAIDEN}

15 Immigrants arrive rapidly at first entering from all directions (9) NEWCOMERS {N}{E}{W}{COME}{Ra...y}{S}
18 Report about cartel abducting one (7) ARTICLE {ART{1}CLE*}
20 Postcard perhaps not right! Make a digital audio file (7) PODCAST POSTCArD*
23 Supply model with ecstasy in vehicle (5) CATER {CA{T}{E}R}
24 Endlessly describe long story (4) EPIC dEPICt

GRID

No 12461, Thursday 01 Nov 2018, Dr. X,

ACROSS
1   What celebrities adore? Snaps featuring torrid love (5,3) PHOTO OPS {P{HOT}{O}OPS}
5   Terrible cough overwhelms a South American cowboy (6) GAUCHO {G{A}UCHO*}
10 Brief mention in heartfelt narration (7) RECITAL {RE{CITe}AL}
11 Previous result of synchronising watches? (3-4) ONE-TIME [DD]
12 Briefly visit force holding a military operation (3,2) POP IN {P{OP}IN}
13 Propose to include one united agenda (9) TIMETABLE {T{1}{MET}ABLE}
14 Tricky romantic relationship for those fond of geometry? (4,8) LOVE TRIANGLE {LOVE} {TRIANGLE}
18 False account by government workers featured in film (12) MISSTATEMENT {MIS{STATE}{MEN}T}
21 Discussion to bury fight with wife (9) INTERVIEW {INTER}{VIE}{W}
23 Acting rude around new subordinate (5) UNDER {U{N}DER*}
24 Attending to fault in shaky rung (7) NURSING {NUR{SIN}G*}
25 Something electric held by crew! Showing sign of shock (7) REELING {R{EEL}ING}
26 Impresses and gets female to go out (6) ETCHES fETCHES
27 Square root of -1? Few evaluate this mathematical function (8) ISOMETRY {1}{SOME}{TRY}

DOWN
1   Garnet, possibly coppery, lacks carbon (6) PYROPE cOPPERY*

2   Trophy secured by unduly coy people (6) OCCUPY {OC{CUP}Y*}
3   Both batsmen dismissed! Perfect (3-3-3) OUT-AND-OUT [DD]
4   Use influence to withdraw section of the orchestra (4,3,7) PULL THE STRINGS {PULL} {THE STRINGS}
6   Warn cartel slyly shifting cocaine (5) ALERT cARTEL*
7   Cheat to gain point in card game (8) CRIBBAGE {CRIB}{BAG}{E}
8   Astonished to be awake? (4-4) OPEN-EYED [DD]
9   What student might say to teacher? "Pay attention to what I say!" (3,4,2,5) YOU MARK MY WORDS [DD]
15 Mad revolutionary nursing hatred to ridiculous excess (2,7) AD NAUSEAM {AD{NAUSEA}M*}
16 Be manic, excited consuming ecstasy and spirit (8) AMBIENCE {BE+MANIC}* over {E}
17 Obscure drunkard in largely creepy club (8) ESOTERIC {E{SOT}ERIe}{C}
19 Goalless Germany involved in a fight (6) ADRIFT {A}{D}{RIFT}
20 Extraordinarily good, racy boxing at last in ‘Rocky’ (6) CRAGGY {G+RACY}* over {b...nG}
22 One going in to demolish? Quite the opposite! (5) RAISE {RA{1}SE}

GRID