No 12385, Thursday 02 Aug 2018, Vulcan

ACROSS
1   Study its negative effects (11) INVESTIGATE*
8   Weak post (4) PALE [DD]
9 Could be a fruit biscuit, something you may find in a kitchen! (10) NUTCRACKER {NUT}{CRACKER}
10 Line to get movie pass (6) TICKET {TICK}{ET}
11 I, for one — woman holding a record (7) HALOGEN {H{A}{LOG}EN}
13 Free pie served up during dinner for starters, dish primarily made unhealthy (4-5) DEEP-FRIED {Di...r}{FREE+PIE}*{Dish}
15 Apartment's location outside university (5) SUITE {S{U}ITE}
16 Each artist displaying a diagram (5) CHART [T]
18 Just badly ego is hurt (9) RIGHTEOUS*
22 Certain foolish person baited, left dead (7) ASSURED {ASS}{lURED}
23 Grown-up female's crime (6) BIGAMY {BIG}{AMY}
26 Agreement with a community (10) SETTLEMENT [DD]
27 First of vacation breaks, through with examination (4) VIVA {VI{Va...n}A}
28 Liberal legend in the making (11) ENLIGHTENED*

DOWN
1   Fancy a drink with Vulcan about after 1? (7) IMAGINE {1}{M{A}{GIN}E}
2   Very new dress, head out in style (1,4) V NECK {V}{N}{dECK}
3   Legislator, Spaniard, arrested one time (7) SENATOR {SEN{A}{T}OR}
4   Current total, essentially a very small amount (4) IOTA {I}{tOTAl}
5   A way to get billions in and out of the country (6) ABROAD {A}{B}{ROAD}
6   Clone developed with certain compound (9) ENCLOSURE {CLONE}*{SURE}
7   Bond with a group of people during church night eventually (6) CEMENT {CE}{MEN}{n..hT}
12 To become established in closet installations (3,2) SET IN [T]
14 Turn it with elegance firstly, troupe to make it (9) PIROUETTE {IT+El...e+TROUPE}*
17 Rush hour when it's 10 (6) HASTEN {H}{AS}{TEN}
19 Basically happy, rather at home (7) HABITAT {Ha..y}{A}{BIT}{AT}
20 Indifferent firm (7) UNMOVED [DD]
21 Congee at first and at the end, proper breakfast food (6) CEREAL {Co...e}{thE}{REAL}
24 Specific information about injection (5) GIVEN {G{IV}EN}
25 Piece from Weber, German composer (4) BERG [T]

GRID

No 12384, Wednesday 01 Aug 2018, Dr. X,

ACROSS
1   Dismiss after issue with quick-tempered person (8) SPITFIRE {SPIT}{FIRE}
5   Get abortion done! No alternative (6) OBTAIN ABorTION*
10 Passage in Shanghai's legislature (5) AISLE [T]
11 Treat a miss tackling illness of lead poisoning (9) SATURNISM {TURN} in {A+MISS}* Turn/Illness? See comments
12 Representing tailor’s art largely! (9) SARTORIAL {TAILORS+ARt}* &lit
13 Where actor might be making first appearance (5) ONSET {ON}{SET}
14 Mean administrator expels worker (6) INTEND INTENDant
15 Coat a little dirty, taken to the cleaners (7) FLEECED {FLEECE}{Di..y}
18 One seen at bar with bum drinking essentially cheap rum cocktail (4,3) BEER MUG {BE{chEap}{RUM*}G}
20 Safe to propose after a little canoodling (6) COFFER {Ca...g}{OFFER}
22 From start to finish, fast cosmetic operations (5) TUCKS (-s)TUCK(+s)S
24 Effect of firecracker on an important person (1,3,5) A BIG NOISE [DD]
25 Agreeing to exercise in future (9) COMPLYING {COM{PLY}ING}
26 Get rid of Republican breaking peace (5) ERASE {E{R}ASE}
27 Resect without hesitation in operation (6) EXCISE EXCerISE
28 Easiest working outside India, in my opinion (2,1,3,2) AS I SEE IT {EASIEST}* over {I}

DOWN
1   Sporadic fights reported (6) SPARSE (~spars)
2   Fancy new car in use! Must get this? (9) INSURANCE {N+CAR+IN+USE}* Semi&lit
3   What bodybuilder might do to threaten with a show of power (4,4,7) FLEX ONES MUSCLES [C&DD]
4   Retract thick covering over computer key (7) RESCIND {R{ESC}IND}
6   Suffer unpleasant consequences of gripping match for long? (4,4,7) BURN ONES FINGERS [C&DD]
7   Corrosive chemicals damaged a disc (5) ACIDS*
8   Worm crossing over oriental carpet (8) NEMATODE {N{E}{MAT}ODE}

9   Sculpture of last King of Norway (2,4) ST OLAF*
16 Put stone inside to make rattle (9) CREPITATE {CRE{PIT}ATE}
17 Catch old boy with cocaine in flat (8) OBSTACLE {OB}{STA{C}LE}
19 Cheesy crust in trap ensnares rodent (6) GRATIN {G{RAT}IN}

20 Creeps caught with ecstasy held in cells (7) CRINGES {C}{RING{E}S}
21 Desolate umpire involved in gamble (6) BEREFT {BE{REF}T}
23 Ludicrous economic collapses! One’s sadly fired (5) COMIC eConOMIC*

GRID

Bhargav's Tailpiece

The bouncer and the dancer - Part 96

So there was no need for Clement to FLEX HIS MUSCLES.

SPITFIRE Kayal, without making A BIG NOISE, COMPLYING to the wishes of Gombu dramatically brought  the end of Sunder Smith.

And then residents continued to be FLEECED by Clement who filled his COFFERS as usual. And the enticing SARTORIAL removals continued.

AS IT IS Clement had to approach the local office to OBTAIN his renewed licences.  He INTENDED to overcome the usual way when told that they have been RESCINDED.

But he had to BURN HIS FINGERS as the new officer was as slippery as OLAF the Snowman!!

But Clement was not BEREFT of hope.

What happened next?