BYLINE TIMES CROSSWORD #3set by Dr DivaJanuary 2021

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Across

  11  Embellish motley surroundings like a rainbow (12)

  12  Weighty fabric on recent form (8)

  13  Refuse to duck question about male setting out to show contempt (4,1,5)

  14  Hardy woman’s overjoyed to make a pattern (10)

  15  Drawing instruments requires material advice by authors (4-3,4)

  18  Organise information to begin online discussion (9)

  21  Expectation of gain conferred profit (6,8)

  23  You make brief boast about vessels (1-5)

  24  Damage to coin changes scale (8)

  26  Movement elsewhere let men transfer into another street (12)

  28  Time of Dior’s first period? (9,3)

  30  Hair and feathers restrict access (8)

  32  Calculate that ship sinks in rough seas(6)

  33  Dominant tendency of super impressive nose? (6,8)

  35  York named as Byzantine source of undisclosed sums (4,5)

  37  Recognising the origin of pride lies in delivering the best service(11)

  40  Obligation to fund Boris’ folly? (10)

  42  Chuck next to cluster of influential people (5,5)

  45  Game girl takes boat around King Charles’ loop (8)

  46  Prepares manufacturers for war? (4,8)

Down

    1  Mindlessly thrash around for colour(8)

    2  The best plucker (4)

    3  Turn snob into first class pot plant (6)

    4  Prohibited to upset goon (2-2)

    5  Dishevelled rent boy held rake in a miserable way (15)

    6  Former copper involved in crooked site adjustments (5)

    7  Brexit Dick confused about reference to woman’s  English glacier (3,5)

    8  Serco set loses no time disguising set back (6)

    9  Adds heat to a presurized environment? (6,4)

  10  Nick has time to replace many buckles and bring people together (4)

  16  Pole has system for betting a grand (5)

  17  Allowed to take a turn and plant seed about remedy (7)

  19  Previously inclined to hold nothing back after raise (2,2,3)

  20  Article has hitherto unknown material about Bob to support conclusion (9,6)

  22  Gives Brown backing and does without (7)

  23  Students riot aboutsecure releases (7)

  25  Capital has centre that is unable to communicate (7)

  27  One who counts 100% in Govt restrictions (7)

  29  Athletes decorate fish with sporty badge (3-7)

  31  Refrain from evicting sister for belief in God (5)

  33  Retain urge to enter and be closely involved (4-4)

  34  Wins a playground game from the sound of it (8)

  36  Advance happening with euphoria (6)

  38  Butterflies have uninspiring plugs (6)

  39  Hunk is one of the many middlemen (2-3)

  41  Stone Tellytubby and his other half are both retired (4)

  43  Dip caused by second-rate border (4)

  44  Scheme’s operation starts off right (4)