Cryptic clues

Across

1. Cranky mongrel (5)

4. Heard the sound of many elephants (4) 6. None left! Ok? (3,5)

12. Shot on doctor’s orders? (9)

13. Short account alleged to have gained praise (9) 14. Cuts out levies? (7)

15. Monk baffled by removal of cat from aircraft (5) 16. Lay it out for the country (5)

17. They should be able to smoke without too many problems (8)

19. Getting together for meeting (9) 22. Pompom girls shout encouragement to those in front (12)

23. Widely found to be vulgar (6)

25. Bandit exposes old-fashioned statute (6) 27. Prevent correspondence arriving from capitals (5,7)

31. They put one to the test (9)

33. ’60s dancers caught up in whirlwinds? (8) 35. Display rack of rotten flesh (5)

36. Feebly shrill and mostly greedy (5) 37. Thrilled when about 100 exited (7) 40. Happen to change tack (4,5)

41. Relate to partner (9)

42. Same buns, different kind of radiation (8) 43. Edna becomes faculty head (4)

44. Destroy part of Australian Nullarbor (5)

Down

1. It doesn’t pay to translate “Merci” (5)

2. Goal undistorted by emotion (9)

3. What to pull up when improvement is expected (5) 4. Coiffure designed for Hitler, say (9)

5. Flee overflow (3-3)

7. Jaggedly cut frilly fabric with speed (8) 8. Become aware of hearing real lies (7)

9. Work out place to visit (9)

10. Partially veto daycare right now (5) 11. Redeeming feature was the rescuing of

Miss Kelly (6,5)

17. No turning back in cycle of hurricane (7) 18. Confused man or woman (5)

20. Genes? Is that covered in book one? (7) 21. Teenagers wrecked cadet lesson (11)

24. Curses as horses start in on oats (5)

26. Swaps husband for carpenter, perhaps (9) 28. Depressing time of year when business is poor (3,6) 29. Looks over the Orient Express and suffers optical fatigue (9)

30. Part of their looming inheritance? (8) 32. Exaggerate blow-up (7)

34. Go into spin when Guy heartlessly picks up speed (6)

35. Insects no longer in groups (5)

38. Ms Chanel has a hot drink (5)

39. Live and do well, with nothing lacking (5)