Cryptic clues
Across
1. Serpent used to represent company support for women (5) 4. Darned bad news! (4) 6. Bob turns out to be uncompromising (8) 12. Renovates hip bistro bars (9) 13. Gripe is a medical condition (9) 14. Extraordinary blackboard menu item (7) 15. Tool that won’t hold your interest? (5) 16. Central Coast is a pleasant sanctuary (5) 17. Contacting every individual in band (8) 19. Demolish deck (5,4) 22. Reckons Ms Winslet is right to portray winter Olympian (6,6) 23. Mr Worthington went behind aircraft to look for discarded cargo (6) 25. Spade used after initial licence expired (6) 27. Head nun leaves nunnery flowerbed to go to the Royal Opera House (6,6) 31. Dear Pip: as arranged, get lost! (9) 33. Leans but appears somehow poorly balanced (8) 35. Sought-after figurine of
The Odd Couple character (5) 36. Smart turnaround in passenger vehicles (5) 3 7. Fees lead to accusations (7) 40. He may be orthodox but the rich tan is unorthodox (9) 41. Bother to put a limit on love (9) 42. Lie smaller amount on edge (8) 43. Wagers that Brett is alternative (4) 44. Hound graduate for doctrine (5)
Down
1. Manages to vary scope (5) 2. Jeer at pavlova, they say, and it will come back to you (9) 3. Cover story refers in part to feral ibises (5) 4. Performs song about big pile of coins (9) 5. Half of Iowa exhibits strange bias for hot sauce (6) 7. In the morning, motor around before having argument (8) 8. Young ox called Sandra? (7) 9. Simon is so upset about oversights (9) 10. Writes down middle C and D, for example (5) 11. Twenty retain Queen as match official (11) 17. Gathered up fur and ran off (7) 18. Croaky-sounding animal (5) 20. Following negative response, colliery adds final vote for candidate (7) 21. What those making deliveries have to deal with (6,5) 24. Precise demand (5) 26. Drops cast off to get holiday mementos (9) 28. Showing determination, a number keeps account of debtor’s promises (9) 29. Removing taps? (9) 30. Guards southern gates (8) 32. It’s a shade lighter than a beach umbrella (7) 34. Key for Dodge? (6) 35. Happen to have our cubic capacity included (5) 38. Prize has a drawback (5) 39. Satan disguised as gift-giver (5)