| Clues across |
| 11 | Local pit I organised and put right in advance of directions (the last one twice) – hardly an instance of this! (9,11) |
| 12 | Keep quiet, followed by two ducks? Get away! (4) |
| 13 | America, for example, reversing custom (5) |
| 14 | Unfortunate stain seen in material (5) |
| 15 | United in changing diet (4) |
| 16 | Wickedly, Jane apes one from the far east (8) |
| 17 | We hear one deriding coffee (5) |
| 18 | It holds back contented sound, so break in! (6) |
| 19 | Paintings displayed in Baden-Baden, say, and part of ancient Greece (6) |
| 21 | Steer with this – beheaded, it provides source of nourishment for calf (5) |
| 22 | Some think it could be “older egg”,
But others say it’s maybe “gored leg” (8) |
| 24 | Lively main date – lively, indeed! (8) |
| 26 | Daughter nods, playing ‘battleships’ (12) |
| 27 | Wandering about after dark, we’re told – like Don Quixote? (6,6) |
| 29 | Demanding payment for one-time performance with gin cocktail (8) |
| 31 | One dwelling in a block is a temporary dwelling housing European chaps (8) |
| 32 | Despises haste when moving south (5) |
| 34 | Went into outskirts of Thornbury to get score (6) |
| 36 | Most of noisy four return – what a sight! (6) |
| 38 | Relation seen in Mediterranean resort, taking Ecstasy (5) |
| 39 | Fix it round most of reef to provide way of escape from danger (4,4) |
| 41 | Small amount to let fall (4) |
| 42 | Antelope found in New York and part of Alabama (5) |
| 43 | Garment suitable for wear in Hyde Park and Trafalgar Square (5) |
| 44 | Bird on top of fence (4) |
| 45 | “Everyone gets fatter that finish up dandy” – Shakespeare (4,4,4,4,4) |
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| Clues down |
| 1 | Islamic sect takes in work for this woman (6) |
| 2 | Prehistoric animal is around, metamorphosed (8) |
| 3 | Officer substituting for householder (10) |
| 4 | Friend accompanied by expert in bishop’s residence (6) |
| 5 | Yelled, upset, “Scared me!” (8) |
| 6 | Angry, up-to-date and a hazard to swimmers (5-7) |
| 7 | After re-organisation, NHS fled East End, displaying awkward style (4-10) |
| 8 | Ready to receive orders – maybe coming before “attention” (8,2) |
| 9 | Boxer in state of turmoil and heaviness (12) |
| 10 | Dormant? Due for a shake-up, please! (6) |
| 20 | Last letter comes out of Cornish port, making show of sorrow for misdeeds (7) |
| 21 | Placed below platform and fit – is that comprehensible? (14) |
| 23 | Like 2, submerged in murex tincture (7) |
| 25 | Attractive perch on top of the world (8,4) |
| 26 | Fine paid for dying? Or the alternative to life? (5,7) |
| 28 | Hunt knew no changes – it’s beyond our ken! (3,7) |
| 30 | Later, following protégés (10) |
| 33 | Loathes piano drowning actor (8) |
| 35 | Often raised by intellectuals lacking aspiration, it’s said (8) |
| 37 | Where cars should be driven to make an incursion (6) |
| 39 | Umpire turns up holding a weapon – in one of this man’s fields? (6) |
| 40 | The Spanish about here in France reversed, getting 41s frozen (6) |
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