No 13280, Tuesday 22 Jun 2021, Dr. X

Solution to 13A 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.

ACROSS

1   Turning excited on cocaine, gets into fight in bar tour (3,5) PUB CRAWL {UP<=}{B{C}RAWL}

5   Loads volcanic rock aboard steamer (6) STUFFS {S{TUFF}S}

10 Musical instrument in case picked up by versatile ace (7) CELESTA {CE{LEST}A*}

11 Sea cucumber’s flavour enthrals agent (7) TREPANG {T{REP}ANG}

12 Puzzle’s fine, can decipher at last (5) FLOOR {F}{LOO}{d...eR}

13 Trouble all round after associate faces depression temporarily (2,7) A? I?T?R?M (Addendum - AD INTERIM {MIRE<=} after {A}{DINT} - See comments)

14 On beer and pot, let loose — it’s what drinker needs (6-6) BOTTLE-OPENER {ON+BEER+POT+LET}*

18 Knocking back liquor on the house, boors go berserk in American city (12) MURFREESBORO {RUM<=}{FREE}{BOORS*}

21 Furnace and boiler boiling over! Run away (3,6) OIL BURNER {BOILER}* over {RUN}*

23 Asian city overwhelmed by outbreak as overcrowding returns (5) OSAKA [T<=]

24 Naive young woman and boy killed in bungee jumping (7) INGENUE {IN+bUNGEE}*

25 How a Conservative MP might describe self as romantic (7) AMATORY {AM A TORY}

26 Body found in restroom at terminus (6) MATTER [T]

27 Suspicious cartons contain drug precursor (8) ANCESTOR {ANC{E}STOR*}

DOWN

1   Quick to embrace single female and soothe (6) PACIFY {PAC{1}{F}Y}

2   Cry of pain after charges surge (6) BILLOW {OW}<=>{BILL}

3   River or sea perhaps, not a lake (9) RESERVOIR {RIVER+OR+SEa}*

4   Overcome by strong emotion, like a person with osteoarthritis might be? (4,2,3,5) WEAK AT THE KNEES [DD]

6   Greek character almost catches fellow shoplifting (5) THEFT {THE{F}Ta}

7   Notorious ex-convict managed to enter empty flat (8) FLAGRANT {Fla{LAG}{RAN}T}

8   Native American chief upset about reactionary slogan used by Trump (8) SAGAMORE {S{MAGA<=}ORE}

9   Make a deal with effort, acquiring a furniture company by take-over (6,1,7) STRIKE A BARGAIN {STR{IKEA}{GRAB<=}AIN}

15 Speak at length about early sign of femoral rupture (9) PERFORATE {PER{F}ORATE}

16 Unusually mobile, small mass causes obstruction of blood vessel (8) EMBOLISM {MOBILE*}{S}{M}

17 Amateur correctly grips both sides of coil in device providing illumination (8) ARCLIGHT {A}{R{CoiL}IGHT}

19 Sozzled actor popping bit of Viagra in romp (6) CAVORT {CA{Vi...a}ORT*}

20 Brief film about onset of war (6) LAWYER {LA{War}YER}

22 Bones in middle of trunk alongside seedy lane (5) ULNAE {trUnk}{LANE*}

Reference List

Cocaine = C, Steamer = SS, Fine = F, Associate = A, Can = LOO, Boy = B, Drug = E, Female = F, Fellow = F, Small = S, Mass = M, Amateur = A 

No 13279, Monday 21 Jun 2021, Incognito

Solution to 26A 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.

ACROSS

8   Remaining sleep, perhaps (4) REST [DD]

9   Small animal in Post Office? (5) HIPPO {HIP}{PO}

10 Even tallow, for example, is contaminated with some lard (4) FLAT {F{Lard}AT}

11 Even worried about queen’s top layer (6) VENEER {EVEN*}{ER}

12 Badly carves some smiling emojis in crack in glacier (8) CREVASSE {CARVES*}{Sm...g}{Em...s}

13 Collapse of steep dam results in mad rush (8) STAMPEDE*

15 For example, streaker’s rolling in dust (6) NUDIST*

17 Hug me on returning with couple (7) EMBRACE {ME<=}{BRACE}

19 Hide on one occasion in California (7) CONCEAL {C{ONCE}AL}

22 In blog, wrongly mentioned legendary creature (6) GOBLIN*

24 Average cuts of vegetables (8) PARSNIPS {PAR}{SNIPS}

26 Stew in American badlands (8) ?I?D?E?T (Addendum - WILDWEST {STEW}* [RA] - See comments) Enu should be (4,4) See comments

28 Intoxicated celebrants throw away crumpled cans three times (6) TREBLE cELEBRanTs*

30 Famous college returned memo (4) NOTE<=

31 A couple of small streets’ staff (5) STAVE {ST}{AVE}

32 Melody’s strain (4) TUNE [DD]

DOWN

1   That lady eloped in the beginning at this place (4) HERE {HER}{E}

2   Refurbish Christmas tree after removing torn chits and pennant (8) STREAMER {chRiStMAs+TREE}*

3   Chinese, with wild rage, rush forward in attack (6) CHARGE {CH}{RAGE*}

4   A space built around hospital for some Indians in America (7) APACHES {A+SPACE}* over {H}

5   Inherit tattered coin tome (4,4) COME INTO*

6   Scared RAF aid is scattered (6) AFRAID*

7   After losing ring, chief has a low sounding voice (4) BASS B(-o+a)ASS

14 Speed displayed by defective pedometer when injured deer goes away (5) TEMPO PEdOMeTer*

16 Special musical instrument’s pointed (5) SHARP {S}{HARP}

18 Opposite talk (8) CONVERSE [DD]

20 Croc nest is destroyed for musical performances (8) CONCERTS*

21 Part of Punjab’s Patiala concerning space (7) SPATIAL [T]

23 Accounts book’s right behind shelf (6) LEDGER {R}<=>{LEDGE}

25 Cad and mother missing in city in The Netherlands (6) ROTTER ROTTERdam

27 Agitated gent left nitrogen compound and metal (4) IRON nItROgeN Compound was not required

29 Row in Dublin estate (4) LINE [T]

Reference List

Queen = ER, Hospital = H, Special = S, Right = R