8 Longing to get back after a “Day in France” trip (7)
9 Don’t understand why you never call on? (4, 2, 3)
13 Only a beginner and very young, indeed (5)
14 Sicken you and you turn away (5)
15 Deleted “was courting” (4, 3)
16 Continue, dear sirs, to struggle in (7)
17 How Ronald introduced himself to her, on return? (5)
18 See a lot of (5)
20 It’s just a game and a drink, good gracious! (5)
22 S-silly about - absolutely crazy! (6)
23 “No more of that,” one returned. “It’s disgusting” (6)
25 Had recovered, we gathered (7)
27 Entering a ludicrously unreal figure, or number (7)
30 A fashionable doctor with a beautiful girl (6)
31 Saves dosh, somehow, for about half a year (6)
3 2 With a cold in the head, shivery, needed an aspirin (5)
35 Spoils the acts (5)
36 How a sheepdog with its flock penned feels? (3, 2)
37 “Lacking humour,” you interposed (7)
39 Abandons, when it’s depleted (4, 3)
41 Interrogate the odd girl pupil (5)
42 With the top off, easier to manoeuvre and
8 Begins again (7)
9 Unpaid worker (9)
13 Defence plea (5)
14 Edge (5)
15 Originator (7)
16 To decorate (7)
17 Approaches (5)
18 One thousand pounds, slang (5)
20 Fabric (5)
22 Chatter or gossip (6)
23 Three times (6)
25 Short axe (7)
27 Nail polish (7)
30 Breathe out (6)
31 Piece of small shot (6)
32 Perspire (5)
35 Major artery (5)
36 Depart (5)
37 Bullfighter (7)
39 Display (7)
41 Scandinavian (5)
42 Horse controls (5)
43 Gardening machine (4, 5)
44 Not either (7)
DOWN
DOWN
1 Keep your word, coming round on time (6)
2 How you said “I blew in”? (8)
3 Water-marked, sadly (4-7)
4 Brain-damaged girl raised in to be a performer (9)
5 Paul, misbehaving, had imbibed drink and that’s flat! (7)
6 Sensible? I don’t agree! Twaddle! (2-8)
7 Nothing to home in on (4)
10 Impede the taking of food through (6)
11 Disturbed, I snap “shut up” to the foreigners (7)
12 Sew the short ends to it, child (6)
19 Try a lush concoction; it’s highly seasoned (7)
21 Wander and give the wrong name to the Continental (7)
24 A tree that dogs don’t like? (5, 6)
26 No longer has the knack - of being a good communication? (5, 5)
28 Like the jockey on “Blowout,” cheered on? (3-6)
29 Mad for tips I can’t shower on (7)
30 Love to take the wife round, if one doesn’t have to walk (6)
32 The tail-ender, nevertheless (5, 3)
33 Many, before their conversion, shilly-shally (6)
34 Runs, but is allowed to take the odd rest (7)
38 He’s right at the foot of the tree (6)
40 Time off
1 Older in years (6)
2 Screen test (8)
3 Clumsy (5-6)
4 Abides (9)
5 Opposite of failure (7)
6 Bolster (10)
7 Nuisance (4)
10 Scottish dish (6)
11 Igneous rock (7)
12 Dogsbody (6)
19 Under discussion (2, 5)
21 Tutor, educator (7)
24 Crabby (3-8)
26 Clavicle (10)
28 The rest (9)
29 Listening carefully (3, 4)
30 Tooth covering (6)
32 Make soaking wet (8)
34 Greedy guts (7)
38 Motorist (6)
40 Cure (4)
