No 12655, Tuesday 18 Jun 2019, Dr. X

ACROSS
1   Leave the queue and misbehave (4,3,2,4) STEP OUT OF LINE [DD]
8   Dim student breaks shoulder (5) BLEAR {B{L}EAR}
9   Fierce rogue snatches idiot’s meaty dish (9) FRICASSEE {FRIC{ASS}EE*}

11 Self-absorbed nut avoiding college to consume spirit (10) EGOCENTRIC {E{GO}CcENTRIC}
12 Hard for fellow in panic to understand (4) HEAR (-f+h)HEAR
14 Good wine for family (7) KINDRED {KIND}{RED}
16 Amateur through analysis virtually flies an aircraft (7) AVIATES {A}{VIA}{TESt}
17 Regular patron in a scrap with character outside (7) HABITUE {H{A}{BIT}UE}
19 On the contrary, cooked me a fantastic Japanese dish (7) EDAMAME {MADE<=}{ME+A}*

21 Waif’s outfit kept in that case (2,2) IF SO [T]
22 Moment when violence flares up following strike on location (10) FLASHPOINT {F}{LASH}{POINT}
25 Being sexy, entices giddy youngsters on vacation to go out (9) EXISTENCE {sEXy+ENTICES}*
26 Not right mocking Greek architectural style (5) IONIC IrONIC
27 Presenting gold case and band featuring a solitaire in the middle (13) ORCHESTRATING {OR}{CHEST}{R{A}{s..iTa..e}ING}

DOWN
2   Fix match! Go under, giving away runs (3,4) TIE DOWN {TIE}{DrOWN}
3   Be responsible for what might be displayed in a shop selling domestic animals (10) PERPETRATE {PER PET RATE}
4   Incompetent fellow in assembly (5) UNFIT {UN{F}IT}
5   Start to speak clutching one drink (9) ORIGINATE {OR{1}{GIN}ATE}
6   Completely avoids conservative bank (4) LEAN cLEAN
7   Clever to embrace very upset wife — that’s easily done (2,5) NO SWEAT {N{SO<=}{W}EAT}
8   Start a conversation with techie? (5,3,3) BREAK THE ICE {TECHIE}* [RA]
10 Brexiteer say, planning secret coup around island (11) EUROSCEPTIC {SECRET+COUP}* over {I}
13 Discourage fool chasing girl on stage (10) DISAPPOINT {DI}{SAP}{POINT}
15 Bit of deluge flooding southern residences (9) DWELLINGS {De...e}{WELLING}{S}
18 Model wearing more vibrant lingerie (7) BUSTIER {BUS{T}IER}

20 Go in van around French city (7) AVIGNON*
23 Strikes back holding oriental weapon (5) SPEAR {RA{E}PS<=}
24 A thug sadly kills girl in American state (4) UTAH {A+THUg}*

Reference List
Student = L, College = C, Hard = H, Fellow = F, Amateur A, Following = F, Right = R, Gold = OR, Runs = R, Conservative = C, Wife = W, Girl = DI, Southern = S, Model = T, Oriental = E, Girl = G

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No 12654, Monday 17 Jun 2019, Dr. X

ACROSS
1   What a trekker in desert might be very close to finding? (3,2,3,5) HOT ON THE TRAIL [DD]
8   Rechecked it! Totally shows the same thing (5) DITTO [T]
9   Associate, presumptuous, rues silly cracks (9) APERTURES {A}{PERT}{RUES*}
11 Free issue includes film review (10) EMANCIPATE {EMAN{PIC<=}ATE}
12 Drunkard’s love for girl in group (4) WINO WIN(-g+o)O
14 Delighted by request to have intercourse endlessly (7) PLEASED {PLEA{SEx}D}
16 Author involved in creating opus speaks freely (5,2) OPENS UP {O{PEN}SUP*}
17 Positive particles from uranium leaking out! Warn head of security (7) CATIONS {CAuTION}{Se...y}
19 Many tucking into hot German bread (7) STOLLEN {STOL{L}EN}

21 Feeling sick, queen discarded a piece of cake (4) EASY quEASY
22 Star and model entering home to cheat (10) HEARTTHROB {HEAR{T}TH}{ROB}
25 Made up any rubbish answer in disdain (4,1,4) SPUN A YARN{SPU{ANY*}{A}RN}
26 Growing old? Getting angry! Not right (5) AGING rAGING
27 Drives, drinks, crushes man on track and gets ruined (4,2,3,4) GOES TO THE DOGS {GOES}{TOT}{HE}{DOGS} (Correction - {GOES}{TOT{HE}{DOG}S} - See comments)

DOWN
2   Brutality of Republican curbed by loss of power (7) OUTRAGE {OUT{R}AGE}
3   When one might wear nice clothes from time to time (2,8) ON OCCASION [DD]
4   Man overwhelmed by work around March (5) TRAMP {TRA{M}P<=}
5   A little stunned after Left topples Right in assembly polls (9) ELECTIONS E(-r+l)LECTIONS (Correction - {E(-r+l)LECTION}{St...d} - See comments)
6   Not good to annoy judge (4) RATE gRATE
7   Public houses around Uri bombed and destroyed (2,5) IN RUINS {IN{URI*}NS}
8   Abundant financial resources? Peep happily through bills (4,7) DEEP POCKETS {D{PEEP*}OCKETS}
10 One given to customer dancing over a little bargain in slump (8,3) SHOPPING BAG {S{HOPPING}{Ba...n}AG}
13 Assessment of learner’s performance in vehicle after crash — primarily disastrous (6,4) REPORT CARD {REPORT}{CAR}{Di...s} What's the role of 'crash'? See comments
15 Law-breaker’s burst of speed on precarious road (9) DESPERADO {SPEED*}{ROAD*}
18 Toe accidentally broken by macho guy making shield for troops (7) TESTUDO {TE{STUD}O*}

20 Passing time, grin and talk about playing tricks (7) LARKING {tALK+GRIN}*
23 Shoot leader of bandits leaving farm (5) RANCH bRANCH
24 Mauls jerk about to throttle woman (4) PAWS {S{W}AP<=}

Reference List
Associate = A, Love = O, Girl = G, Uranium = U, Many = L, Queen = QU, Model = T, Answer = A, Right = R, Republican = R, Man = M, Good = G, Time = T, Woman = W

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