| Clues down |
| 1 | Device to keep one away from tobacco? (9,6) |
| 2 | Moral kink we straightened out – that’s well performed! (11) |
| 3 | Relaxation of strained relations caused when temporary dwelling is found in river (7) |
| 4 | Somali bigwig presents plea of being elsewhere (5) |
| 5 | Failing to start boasting and teasing (7) |
| 6 | “Misty!” we’re told when spirit measure goes round, happy that glass is half full (10) |
| 7 | Congenital disease affected my son – send word! (5,8) |
| 8 | Stood on her head, she could be something worth having! (5) |
| 9 | Cricket teams and cans need them (7) |
| 10 | One confining rascal with nothing below (9) |
| 11 | Weep and make welcome (5) |
| 17 | Floret he’d changed to add two more (9) |
| 19 | Annoyed, tried unsuccessfully to get round Rita (9) |
| 20 | A sorbet, perhaps, taken to bring one up to standard (9,6) |
| 22 | Newspaperman circumnavigating rough sea is relieved (5) |
| 24 | Wickedly, Ada coveted jug for lawyer (5-8) |
| 25 | Colour of old photograph in which one’s held by climbing primates (5) |
| 28 | Dormant vehicle on the railway? (8,3) |
| 29 | Gambler intended losing article for improvement (10) |
| 31 | One willing to divide possessions holding pen and grindstone, say (9) |
| 35 | Leading lady takes one drug after another (7) |
| 37 | Russian politician famous for his cocktails (7) |
| 39 | Walk faster than cute old age pensioner, maybe (7) |
| 40 | Planet’s broken heart (5) |
| 41 | Sir Galahad, perhaps, losing his head in the dark (5) |
| 43 | Drive out from Essex, pell-mell (5) |
