Qantas

Quick clues

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Across

10. Pavilions for outdoor musical entertainm­ent (10) 11. Busiest part of day for commuters (4,4) 13. Condiment served with fish (7,5) 14. Festering (6)

16. Artwork for outside of novel (5,6) 18. Captivate (7)

20. Gist (7)

22. Nine-to-five coaching clinic (8,3) 23. The D of COD (8)

26. Signal to proceed (3,5) 30. Low-key (11) 31. Submissive person (7) 34. Poetic term for field (3) 35. Colouring solution (3) 36. Clairvoyan­ce (6,5) 37. Honeymoon room, ... suite (6) 39. Not effectivel­y expressed (12) 42. Shocking (8)

43. Scourge (10)

Down

1. Hurdle (8)

2. Etches (8)

3. Thailand and Korea are there (4) 4. Unassisted human sight (5,3) 5. Dreamers (9)

6. Junior Scout (3)

7. Sandal or boot (4) 8. River-crossing for hikers (10) 9. Wall builder (10)

12. Event causing public outcry (7) 15. Edible part of almond (6) 17. Renewed (9) 19. Determined (9) 21. Prosecute (3) 23. Mattresses for couples (6,4) 24. Spitting images (10) 25. Disturbed (6)

27. Lord Byron’s mathematic­ian daughter, ... Lovelace (3) 28. Failing to hit (7) 29. Welcome VIP, roll out the ... (3,6) 31. Tooth-care specialist­s (8) 32. Acute pain in the head (8) 33. Secured with rope (8) 38. Helper (4)

40. Repulsive (4) 41. Unopened blossom (3)

Cryptic clues Across

10. Orchestra gets to feet on hearing where their performanc­es are to take place (10)

11. Hurry! 60 Minutes is on at peak time (4,4) 13. Confused rat ate saucer of flavoured mayonnaise (7,5)

14. Infected saint shuns antiseptic­s (6) 16. Conceal pattern for book jacket layout (5,6) 18. Eleventh rally will hold you spellbound (7) 20. Inherent nature of vanilla concentrat­e (7) 22. Twenty-four hours of instructio­n on rail travel? (8,3) 23. Parcel drop-off, in a manner of speaking (8) 26. Does everyone understand? Danger’s over! (3,5) 30. Nervous, but I might be seen as preferring not to attract attention (11)

31. One who doesn’t normally protest found lying at entrance (7)

34. Meadow seems to be mostly bleak (3) 35. Applicatio­n to change locks? (3)

36. ESP might provide another glimpse (6,5) 37. Bridle, say, associated with getting hitched (6) 39. Italian truce sorted out despite having trouble finding the right words (12)

42. Defraud about fifty? That’s appalling! (8) 43. Awful silence, pet! It’s a plague! (10)

Down

1. It gets in the way of able Scot perhaps (8) 2. Inscribes two points on tombs (8) 3. Continent is back in abstinence support group briefly (4)

4. No specs? What vision! (5,3)

5. They’re just not practical (9)

6. Bear young (3)

7. He so needs to vary footwear! (4)

8. Twelve inch spanner used to build pedestrian overpass (10)

9. Tradesman or hen behind masonry block? (10) 12. Lads can stir up outrage (7)

15. Colonel said to be a bit of a nut (6) 17. Restored eggs found in rented premises (9) 19. Persistent ten have a hundred promissory notes (9) 21. Take to court for wrong use (3)

23. Not the place for singles to sleep (6,4)

24. Look! American capital likes people who are very similar in appearance (10)

25. Woke up Rod about employment (6)

27. She’s a US lawyer (3)

28. Stupid signs! I’m lost! (7)

29. Underfoot at gala premieres (3,6) 31. Chopper experts? (8)

32. My grain reportedly causes terrible headache (8) 33. Tied up French and returned the ruby (8) 38. Assistant initially doing errands (4) 40. Unattracti­ve guy involved with learner (4)

41. Get off budget and buy an artichoke for example (3)

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