Mind Games
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Quick clues Across
1. Royal stamps (5)
4. Soggy (4)
6. Determines (8)
12. Withheld vote (9)
13. Allusion (9)
14. Maps (site) (7)
15. Defeated person (5)
16. Diminish (5)
17. Goes mad (6,2)
19. Bootleg whisky (9)
22. Great strategy (12)
23. Shirt arm (6)
25. Enclose (6)
27. Unrewarding (12)
31. Narcissist (9)
33. Weather prediction (8)
35. Show to be true (5)
36. Curl (5)
37. Hoard (5,2)
40. Being (9)
41. Juveniles (9)
42. Less faltering (8)
43. Invites (4)
44. Relieves (5)
Down
1. Fakes (5)
2. Natives of Salzburg (9)
3. Capture (5)
4. Prehistoric creatures (9)
5. Soldiers’ decorations (6)
7. Lesser (8)
8. Strands (7)
9. Unconfirmed (9)
10. View (5)
11. Seamstresses (11)
17. Vie (7)
18. Yachts’ bases (5)
20. Factor (7)
21. Copies down from notes (11)
24. Milk coffee (5)
26. River carnivore (9)
28. Walking noises (9)
29. Bangles (9)
30. Remoteness (8)
32. Forewarned (7)
34. Declares (6)
35. Fruit coverings (5)
38. Address crowd (5)
39. Destructive insects (5)
Cryptic clues Across
1. Secures aquatic performers (5)
4. Get wet in dam, quietly (4)
6. Prescribes change in cat’s diet (8)
12. Went without alcohol, but put stain in a bed (9)
13. Quote a line from letter of recommendation (9)
14. Inspects opinion polls (7)
15. Unpopular fellow Sol turns to queen (5)
16. Sailor had meal decrease (5)
17. Laughs hysterically at funny cup racks (6,2)
19. Illegal booze brewed by son in home (9)
22. Become adept at swimming style? Brilliant move! (12)
23. Record cover of Wild Elves’ Last Love (6)
25. See can ingredients put into box (6)
27. Unable to hold surplus cash and running at a loss (12)
31. Come gain a new look, self-centred one! (9)
33. Anticipate front players (8)
35. Demonstrate I’m moving away from improv direction (5)
36. Tonight, Wisteria Lane reveals unexpected plot development (5)
37. Stockpile of last rations ripped to shreds (5,2)
40. Life with former lover is tense, so they say (9)
41. Bieber’s fanbase generates revolution (9)
42. Readiest characters can be better balanced (8) 43. Requests gaskets get removed (4)
44. Takes pressure off when left out of art stands (5)
Down
1. Bluffs bad actor in ship (5)
2. People from Vienna redesign USA trains (9)
3. Trap found in a kit? (5)
4. Do Russian models become old beasts? (9)
5. They’re often hanging around successful athletes (6)
7. Shoddy tiles initially replaced with top flooring in interior (8)
8. Fibres used to make red hats (7)
9. After putting tent on a kind of intersection, I’ve become cautious (9)
10. Coalesce new pieces for play set (5)
11. Garment creators who attire producers (11)
17. To participate in contest, come carrying pet (7)
18. Eels follow back end of boats’ spines (5)
20. Part of a heater found on a table in the lab (7)
21. Types out rant about writers (11)
24. Finally got in late for hot drink (5)
26. Tropical predator ruins cool cider (9)
28. Sounds made by 12-inch strides? (9)
29. Pair leases out jewellery (9)
30. Dance around! It’s about making space (8)
32. Tipped off dodgy dealer holding ultimate product (7)
34. Nations where you drop statues (6)
35. Strips, goes back to sleep (5)
38. Use ear to deliver speech? (5)
39. Annoyances established briefly in postscript (5)