9 From ale, is staggering late in and apprehensive (3,2,4)
10 Nobody here is material (3,5)
12 Put the face the wrong way round (4)
13 It's switched on for toast (6)
14 No officer, it's not commercial (7)
15 A novice in the orchestra's wind section? (9)
17 Put briefly, it brings milk to mind (9)
18 Drink in the air (7)
20 Turned right over, trapped inside is a man (6)
21 Be critical about the figure drawing (4)
24 Free to go through the ruddy agreement (8)
26 Disturbing two fishes (8)
28 Went round with Ted to get the table (4)
29 Pouring out neat at the party, give to (6)
31 "Show Time," huff and puff about (7)
34 Either executed or locked up (9)
36 Excellent start, breaking through the covering fire (5-4)
38 Saved by not buying paint remover? (7)
39 Cry and cry, being very immature (6)
40 Thunder "Shut up!" (4)
41 The bugler's previous job? (4,4)
42 Strove to manipulate one into, with hints (9)
9 Native Australian (9)
10 Celestial (8)
12 School furniture item (4)
13 Shriek, shrill cry (6)
14 Small frozen block (3,4)
15 At random (9)
17 Large ape (5-4)
18 Refined, chic (7)
20 Understand (4,2)
21 Minute particle (4)
24 Soak (8)
26 Music writer (8)
28 Take notice of (4)
29 Get away (6)
31 Underground cell (7)
34 Practises (9)
36 Damage the reputation of (9)
38 Mild powdered seasoning (7)
39 Stubborn (6)
40 Operator (4)
41 Perpendicular, upright (8)
42 People aged 16, say (9)
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1 Stole medicine to give to the old (8)
2 Position I am put in when providing food (6)
3 Follow instructions about repairing your vehicle (5,3)
4 Sense it's a motive (6)
5 Small amount you get for a penny piece (8)
6 Not leaving via the precipitous route? (7,3)
7 Fastened, each in turn, to the desk top (7)
8 Snaps, as one pulls up, audibly (6)
11 Locked up the man caught with the item of jewellery (7)
16 Complained about the scrambled egg and chips (6)
19 A fellow with means (5)
20 One's own man (3)
22 She was laid off round about mid-month (5)
23 "Lightweight" is an insult (6)
25 No fool, realised the house would be hard to burgle (7,3)
26 "An English port, which is ironic," you say (3)
27 Just so. It gives point to the resume (7)
30 As member of the crew, I acted badly and resign (8)
31 A drop-out, back home is excused (8)
32 A dissertation about Easter - it rambles (8)
33 Put inside, folded, it makes a difference (7)
35 Many a dairymaid's head has been turned by it (6)
36 Will be next, you understand (6)
37 In sum, a horse (6)
