Everyone’s crossword

ACROSS

1 One who certainly knows what he saw (6, 7) 11 Gathering it’s improving (7, 2) 12 Cigar for Peter and William in a group of abstainers (9) 13 Mostly regretting bankruptcy (4) 14 Full of subject matter or beef perhaps (5) 15 Floored, having noticed rot’s developing first (8) 18 Go with Alan round the country (6) 19 German lady leading daughter into deceit (5) 20 Sustained despite being delayed (4, 2) 23 Sack the man given a job in despatch (4,3, 7) 25 Some superior supernatural being (4) 27 Bundle of hounds? (4) 28 Like a square, either side is as good as the other (5,2,3, 4) 30 South American city boy rampaged (6) 31 Scanty runner with parliamentarian (5) 33 Old sailor has Rover on board perhaps (3-3) 37 Unexpectedly bales out, it’s unrestricted (8) 38 First letter for Ray (5) 39 Wine number six first (4) 42 Curtsy although feet clung awkwardly (9) 43 Made another partition (9) 44 Filling station? (6, 7)

DOWN

1 Opera I’m composing about trading centres (7) 2 Taking two ways of being discriminating (7, 3, 8) 3 Bar used by trainees? (4) 4 We rang round for a composer in Germany (6) 5 He’s an expert of course (7) 6 Notice one’s pony skipping on twice (4) 7 One has no reason without it (6) 8 Race official on course (7) 9 Had a less important part in the orchestra? (6, 6, 6) 10 Performer gets on well with somersault (10) 16 Greetings, a hallo possibly not linked initially (5) 17 Another rug king had shortened by someone from Nepal (6) 21 Clever sergeant-major with skill (5) 22 Centre of forging activity in German village (5) 23 In addition goods are under his control aboard (10) 24 Expression of grief from Kay going over a state (6) 26 Hears about an old tribe (5) 29 Rich spa is not working (4, 3) 32 Terribly alarm one with a fever (7) 34 Pleasant 24 hours greeting Australian? (4-3) 35 At ten, large number put in an appearance (6) 36 Hordes coming from the island (6) 40 The way one in France will amaze (4) 41 Six balls left (4)