| Clues across |
| 11 | Drive furiously and cause superficial burns (6) |
| 12 | Well, son, that could be enlarged (7) |
| 13 | Test performance of unknown quantity in fish (3-3) |
| 14 | Crossbencher mimed OAP, twisting and turning, but providing something to prevent bends (13,7) |
| 15 | Giant lurking in bog, ready to pounce (4) |
| 17 | Persists with cobbler’s tools (5) |
| 19 | Obey the rules and start from scratch (3,3,4) |
| 21 | Cram root into vehicle (5,3) |
| 24 | Expected article served at table (7) |
| 26 | Diamonds, maybe, for formal wear (4) |
| 27 | Relating to part of hand found in car held by two friends (first one upset) (10) |
| 29 | Public transport returns to pick up members of armed forces – but they don’t man these (10) |
| 30 | Wickedly, cad dug dirt for user (4,6) |
| 31 | One French stratagem is sunk in the Mediterranean – it’s not working! (10) |
| 32 | Book is cast out (4) |
| 33 | Wish Ali could change language (7) |
| 34 | Cargo list is easily seen (8) |
| 35 | Disreputable member of family, liable to be fleeced (5,5) |
| 38 | “Senor” could be Scandinavian (5) |
| 40 | Drunkard returns holding first of your playthings (4) |
| 41 | Without premeditation, rearrange month’s fourteenth poem (2,3,4,2,3,6) |
| 44 | Deer runs round the French prison (6) |
| 45 | Spanish, I live with Scotsman – that’s about right! (7) |
| 46 | Simpleton’s pasta (6) |
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| Clues down |
| 1 | A revolutionary in pain (4) |
| 2 | Wriggling eel? Cor! It’s West Indian! (6) |
| 3 | Man placed over the Spanish church (6) |
| 4 | He evaluates idiot placed over damaged roses (8) |
| 5 | We French show common sense (4) |
| 6 | Change brand of solutions, providing fresh vital fluid (5,11) |
| 7 | Peace-keepers cut short act, putting mushroom on table – it’s not what’s wanted (12) |
| 8 | Fasten cat, upset when placed in battered hat (6) |
| 9 | A sign, we hear, is part of drum kit (6) |
| 10 | Turning up with Rolls-Royce, making contented sound (4) |
| 16 | Consisting of simple shapes, create log? I’m confused (11) |
| 18 | Sir Percy Blakeney’s wild flower (7,9) |
| 20 | See sly lions disperse without a sound (11) |
| 22 | Love wanders far and wide for fruit (7) |
| 23 | Russian emperor’s hugging American lawyer in Hungarian dance (7) |
| 25 | Blank expression on seeing lifeless Greek god (7) |
| 26 | Sneak away and remove undergarment (4,3) |
| 28 | Philip had ale, getting drunk in US city (12) |
| 34 | Dealer providing French sea song (8) |
| 36 | Domestic pet let out – found in farmer’s field (6) |
| 37 | Large hammer seen in Arctic vehicle (6) |
| 39 | Fur from rat, possibly, losing its head on Ecstasy (6) |
| 40 | High-spirited girl upsets lout getting word from France (6) |
| 41 | Could be hot – a swear-word (4) |
| 42 | First in family to get sick and die (4) |
| 43 | Line gets broken in river (4) |
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