Qantas

Cryptic clues

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Across

1. Bond’s boss is in good shape for an oddball (6) 5. Even First Lady is stuck in the ’50s (5) 8. Go over and find fault (6) 11. Fruit crop is at new location (8) 12. Justifies five points (10) 13. Posed a threat in troubled Eden garden (10) 14. What flour does to sauce in renovated kitchens (8) 15. Made variation of fermented brew (4) 16. Furniture for a growing lad (7) 19. Ugly? It is awful to be in the wrong (6) 22. Verbally confirm accuracy of bank authorisat­ion (6) 24. Deity’s demise was a blessing (7) 2 7. Passage from the Bible or schoolbook (4) 28. Greyhound passenger? (4) 29. He is taught to handle conflict (7) 30. The consequenc­es of false starts (6) 31. Court attendants note variety of ruses surroundin­g initial hearing (6) 33. Pooh’s friend’s little porkers (7) 34. They may be fine for students (4) 36. Jam to use sparingly (8) 39. Monarchs and their money (10) 41. Obliged to have sign on borders (10) 42. Moving quietly with no right to be ignorant of change (8) 43. Nearly all cruises experience emergencie­s (6) 44. Backbiter? (5) 45. Drama on board turns out awkwardly (6)

Down

2. I’m adding pin-up, for example, to make an impact (7) 3. Loud tune Dan played on plaza, according to the rules (4,3,6) 4. With absolutely no idea about being inconsider­ate (11) 5. Seal off first room with low-divergence beam (5) 6. “With Dad absent,” David repeated, “begin designing graphic” (5) 7. Long for Deighton to finally bring your old version (7) 8. Kind of force required while behind the wheel? (7) 9. Sinatra was pleasingly open (5) 10. Extremely clever magician with no criminal record (5) 17. It’s within the law to delay the Spanish uprising (5) 18. Command auction action (7) 20. Line Tarantino used all over the world (13) 21. Contaminan­t in Botox injections (5) 23. Reserves storage areas (5) 25. Career but no vehicle? That is weird (5) 26. Disastrous situation for a rock band (4,7) 32. After races are over, young lady shrieks (7) 33. Best insurance rate (7) 35. Leasehold in the empty French town (7) 37. Do our ingredient­s have a distinctiv­e smell? (5) 38. Hole in the head apparent as sun is rising (5) 39. Press is allowed to include tough material (5) 40. Six needed for each reptile (5)

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