Quick clues
Across
10. Eaters (6) 11. Domicile (5) 12. Ablaze (6) 13. Computer programs (8) 14. Excel at task (2,1,4,3) 15. Twins constellation (6) 16. Thrilled cry (3) 18. Radical lengths (8) 19. Cheapskates (8) 21. Specific (10)
24. Road vehicles (4) 25. Hopeless (9)
27. Wrath (4) 28. Quitters (10) 31. Ludicrously (8) 33. Ailments (8) 36. Feminine pronoun (3) 37. Planks (6)
39. Drum or trumpet (10) 41. Balustrades (8) 42. Pebbles (6) 43. Redwoods or beeches (5) 44. Littler (6)
Down
1. Actress, ... Kidman (6) 2. Helicopter assessors (4,6) 3. Getting away (8) 4. Track thoroughbreds (10) 5. Brazen (4)
6. Skilled arguers (8) 7. Caper (6)
8. US frontier land (4,4) 9. Select (6) 17. Seatbelts (9) 20. Short-lived fashion (5) 22. Facial feature (3) 23. Infectious (5)
25. Speck (3) 26. Inexpert (10)
27. Battle lines (10) 29. Putting up (barriers) (8) 30. Possible culprits (8) 32. Alcohol-free state (8) 34. Inborn (6) 35. Racquet sport (6) 38. Followed relentlessly (6) 40. Adolescent (4)
Cryptic clues
Across
10. Cafés and their patrons (6)
11. Redo bathroom of back display home (5)
12. Get out what a smoker asks you for (6) 13. Electronic applications found in Microsoft warehouse (8)
14. Become a crossword compiler, perhaps, and perform well (2,1,4,3)
15. Imagine replacing a lost sign (6)
16. Too hard to swallow squeal of excitement (3) 18. Limits drastic measures (8)
19. Cross off inner ego making a comeback in misers (8)
21. Admiration I have for corresponding (10) 24. They’re essential whether driving or going by train (4)
25. In dire need to adjust speed rate (9)
27. Animal coat seen on fourth of July causes anger (4) 28. Pessimists sit back while losses occur outside (10) 31. Rubs lady the wrong way, ridiculously (8) 33. Illnesses affected side overseas (8) 36. Shrunken head he gives that woman (3) 37. Committees seen after key Cup score (6) 39. Sound tool? (10)
41. They’re worth hanging onto when taking things step by step (8)
42. Rocks ship carrying pitch (6)
43. What newspapers used to be? (5)
44. More like Tim to have smaller profile (6)
Down
1. Girl finds company in Egyptian flower (6) 2. Check private investigator has stacks of demo flyers (4,6)
3. Fleeing with some athlete’s cap in game (8) 4. With the right training, they finish their courses quickly (10)
5. Type that stands out? (4) 6. Disagreeable public speakers? (8)
7. Prance about like funny actor around five (6) 8. Natural direction taken for setting of cowboy films (4,4)
9. Pro ignored bad horoscope pick (6)
17. Utilises power of straps for controlling beasts (9) 20. Accra zealots embraced temporary fad (5) 22. Observe and say “aye” (3)
23. Rival disrupted style of online marketing (5) 25. Spot a bit of antidote (3) 26. Unprofessional way to view The Samurai (10) 27. Arranged farms, too, in formal patterns (10) 29. Architect finally gets into oddly generic building (8) 30. Doubts they’re of interest (8) 32. Seriousness of filling broken toys with cheese (8) 34. Anne, it is dealt out as present at birth (6) 35. Crush is a drink served in pubs (6) 38. Hounded like a terrier (6)
40. Infinite energy demonstrates youth (4)