Quick clues

Across

01. Loves foolishly, ... on (5) 04. Destructive insect (4) 06. Tolerable (8)

12. Tank (9)

13. Limitation (9) 14. Representative specimen (7) 15. Pesto ingredient (5) 16. Recessed pattern (5) 17. Sword-fighter (8)

19. VIP’s signature (9) 22. Lowest part of bureau (6,6) 23. Brain tissue, grey ... (6) 25. Assert (6)

27. Shellac (6,6)

31. Main entrance (5,4) 33. Overfriendly (8) 35. Lidded lab plate, ... dish (5) 36. Magazine edition (5) 37. Violent gale (7) 40. Acknowledge (9) 41. Flawless (9)

42. Taking long steps (8)

43. Pub drinks (4)

44. Land of the pharaohs (5)

Down

01. Sombre tune (5)

02. Bible part, Old ... (9) 03. Remove paint (5) 04. Affirmed (9) 05. Journalist (6) 07. Out-and-out (8)

08. Putting into order (7) 09. Dazzling (9) 10. Competition application (5) 11. Marine arthropods (11) 17. Question after mission (7) 18. Glances (5)

20. More grating (7)

21. Barber (11)

24. Flavoured mayonnaise (5) 26. Speedy two-seater vehicle (6,3) 28. Cruel (9)

29. Travel plan (9)

30. Location (8)

32. Cottoned on (7) 34. Recount (6)

35. Roles (5)

38. Pancake topping, ... syrup (5) 39. Rendezvous (5)

Cryptic clues Across

01. Bestows lavish affection on Danish leader with broken toes (5)

04. Pets might be a nuisance (4)

06. Exam success can be fair to middling (8)

12. Where water is stored when Rose River is diverted (9) 13. Take a break before coach gets out of control (9) 14. Asked for egg sample for illustration (7)

15. Herb to sail off after superb finish (5)

16. Design that’s set in stone, perhaps (5)

17. One who hopes to win the fight with a second to spare? (8) 19. Handwritten name of star sign (9)

22. Storage space for one who comes last in sketch class? (6,6)

23. What things are made of will be of importance (6) 25. Demand a piece from twin sister (6)

27. Varnish displaying Parisian sophistication (6,6)

31. At which one may stand and deliver (5,4)

33. Known to be impertinently intimate (8)

35. Dish from another culture? (5)

36. Official release of disputed legal topic (5) 37. Extreme temperatures suggest a fierce storm (7) 40. Identify on sight the corgi seen wandering around (9) 41. Managing to expel army is worthy of imitation (9) 42. Marching along with dog tag held by string (8)

43. Beers from foreign sale (4)

44. Where pyramid selling is a common marketplace practice (5)

Down

01. Contracted Diane and poor Reginald to write funeral song (5)

02. Formal witness statement meant trouble after trial (9) 03. Remove robes so saint can rest in peace (5) 04. Declared openly what the senior academic apparently did? (9)

05. Subscriber rubs out writer (6)

07. Like the power of a despot? Perfect! (8) 08. Arranging to sing about silly nonsense (7)

09. Train Bill to be extremely clever (9)

10. Admission appears in diary note (5)

11. Crabs and lobsters provided for Tuscan Races Organisation (11)

17. Offload after the event, have bed made up and fire set (7) 18. Watches appearance (5)

20. Her rash is becoming more severe (7)

21. Stylist who puts clothes on big rabbits, by the sound of it (11)

24. Garlic sauce is an initially overpowering lunch inclusion (5) 26. Proudly show off evidence of damage to low-slung convertible (6,3)

28. Lacking in compassion like the Tin Man (9)

29. List prepared with some reservations (9)

30. Spot job vacancy (8)

32. Finally understood how to describe a branch (7) 34. Relate again the story about Swiss archer (6)

35. Splits into components (5)

38. One thousand turn pale as wood (5)

39. Meeting on Struggle Street (5)