Cryptic clues

Across

1. Insects on board with portions of cake (6)

5. Craig creates distinctive part of image for Churchill or Marx (5)

8. Transform heartless challenge (6)

11. Most attractive girl needs exposure to initiating characters (8)

12. Where the roof is free (2,3,5)

13. Resident dressed like a nun accompanies social worker (10)

14. Soothing stuff about California repeated by real estate agents (8)

15. Bother to give five hundred to traitor (4) 16. Extremely greedy judges held by the resentful (7) 19. Thanks to small chap, it separates Aussies and Kiwis (6) 22. Hoover’s desk? (6)

24. Lose hope when praised falsely (7)

27. A cat bit (4)

28. Unreturnable serves of cheesecake knocked back (4) 29. Carrying on like a Scottish pirate? Just joking (7) 30. Indicate yes? Cancelled so fall asleep (3,3)

31. Tour de France leader wears a yellow cow? (6)

33. Most absent-minded visitor from Virginia (7) 34. Unknown primate on the summit? (4)

36. In train below street (5,3)

39. Jury that follows sort of eclipse that catches the light, making power or warmth (5,5)

41. Concluding preparations for going out in the cold (8,2) 42. Mechanically produce with butter machine removed (5,3) 43. Exhaustion caused by plane delay? (3,3)

44. Right, you are Al from the country! (5)

45. Dearth stirred up strong emotion (6)

Down

2. Charge for a teacher (7)

3. They’re on the ball, helping to clarify your vision (7,6) 4. What? You can’t miss session with Donald or Daffy? (7,4) 5. Ms Chanel takes a drink (5)

6. Spirit of uncredited writer? (5)

7. Starlet organised baby toys (7)

8. Staff reduced radical crop (4,3)

9. Concerning an episode (5)

10. Enthusiasm got us moving (5)

17. Reversed what United Nations achieved (5)

18. Ryan is a little goose! (7)

20. Goes up in opposition to sitting member, stalls a return to the street (6,7)

21. A fool put up with the haughty (5)

23. Relative to Sam, Remus or Vanya (5)

25. Hear guest took part in debate (5)

26. Impales skinhead during rehearsal (4,7)

32. By the end of affray, shop-front shelter is gaping open (7) 33. In Savoy, a German makes space probe to Jupiter (7) 35. Cross between two points with cute do (7)

37. Tend to decoding of runes (5)

38. Drive out with sound of former incantation (5)

39. Dine late with the queen? Great! (5)

40. Not widespread back in Venezuela colonies (5)