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2443: Middle of the road

issue 08 February 2020

The unclued lights are of a kind. Chambers does not include 17D.

Across

4 New cabinet door which bears information (11)

11 Depict England captain Illingworth after drink (7)

12 Unploughed land where member takes in bad air (6, hyphened)

13 In France, he is in school, for the most part (9)

14 Good wild party and very dangerous (5)

19 Flight, first to arrive along take-off strip (7)

23 See and hear connection working (7)

24 Money for short part of a chapter (4)

25 Sleeping attire could be almost these! (7, hyphened)

30 Mass VII arranged for Indian religion (7)

31 Cape familiar to the matador? (4)

32 Tailed horse and bull one night in March (7)

35 He contradicts judge — worried? True! (7)

37 Like Fred Trueman, somewhat savage, leading Yorkshire (5)

41 Very minor piece composed, it’s all in C (9)

42 Carried back is just too much for Pierre (6, two words)

43 Colonial of New France and Canada I bred (7)

44 Increase in opinion of estate with spa (11, two words)

Down

1 Small apprentice, having time in Karachi, befuddled Communist member (11)

3 His life was filmed in Cumbria, naturally (5)

5 Exam to do with rural life, forgetting past (4)

6 Army and navy in lake (4)

7 Demand to go round to pick up (7, two words)

8 Started embracing Irene at first, then Sophie finally at dance (7)

10 Looking seedy, I arrive at the Mediterranean coast (7)

17 Ladies’ hat-maker cut amount of advertising space available (7)

18 Linguistic experts revealing girl in Indian villages (11)

20 Auction item — one that’s quite odd (7)

22 In addition, repair hot tureen (9)

27 Army fellow with small familiar.

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