2575: Problem XIII

Singers will know that where ‘Q’ = ‘the number of’: Q34/22A x Q41/39/1D x Q3/8/38 = Q the 14. 41/39/1D is a 7D. 3/8/38 is four words in total.

Across

1 Ship transported new preemies (11)

7 Salary drama lecturer forfeited (3)

11 Parrot crosses centre for orris plants (6)

13 A smart criminal and former scholar (7)

15 Hard-up duke ditched rotten rowing boat (5)

17 Smart subaltern’s snazzy sword guard (5)

18 Woman with floor-covering HM adopts (6)

19 Female Irish scholar (4)

21 Garish German brightened unknown Yankee (6)

23 Test out very good new tile (7)

29 Quiet old fellows gradually relax (4,3)

31 Judge with sex appeal gets facelift (5)

32 Assets the law regulated (6)

37 Gross ogler becomes more mature (6)

40 Note from former king (5)

43 Plants old husband planted amid rubber trees (6)

44 Prince spots missing hydrant (3)

45 Reviver animated surer cleric (11)

Down

2 Benevolent creature absorbs commonplace salts (8)

4 Lawless Wesleyan drunk very little (5)

5 Small cones grasping Mister takes beforehand (3-4)

6 Trained repairer matured early (4-4)

9 Band played La Mer with Trenet’s intro (6)

10 Posh Carol hooked on alcohol (5)

12 Resistance from Mohegan endlessly mistreated (6)

16 Pavlova possibly pirouetting with plaits (7)

20 Tree beneficial to Dutch town (7)

22 Confine several camels in roofed yard (9)

24 Woman’s suit – it’s bristling with allure (8)

25 Thinking lioness left off waffling (6)

26 Rule book reputed company’s first to prepare for printing (4-4)

27 Old doctor from Georgia entering Split (6)

28 Shootings wound invading group up (7)

30 Stinking enemy poem’s about (6)

33 Philosopher and toerag imbibing gallons (5)

35 Partial concussion’s bad for Adelaide (5)

36 Fish in estuary head off (5)

42 French for Morgan or Charles? (3)

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