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10 Less than colossal choir seize Worms (10, hyphened)
14 Death of Grendel (3)
16 Sewer trimmed outer garment roughly (6)
17 Destroy with top armour (5)
20 Decamping sons bounding along (7)
22 Convoluted legal document Scots challenge (7)
24 Several coaches plus royal coach (7)
25 A broken round metal plate (5)
26 Expectant pastor slips in glamour girl (5, two words)
28 Be quiet having extreme problem talking (7)
31 Otto (maybe) and restless Chris (almost) like Texas (7, hyphened)
33 One trapping fish in Turkey (7)
38 Soprano troubles fans (5)
39 Poor department’s ropy, shunning work (6)
40 Stud travels about loveless (3)
41 Carbonize creatinine experimentally (10)
42 Part of shoe for westward walk (6)
43 Doc beginning to ingest beautiful sausage (8)