Everyone’s crossword

ACROSS

1 Girls’ make-up (5,3, 5) 11 Meaning to be popular giving patient attention (9) 12 Sweet age (9) 13 Reports from all quarters (4) 14 Mathematical creeper? (5) 15 Disparage beautiful woman about it by the junction (8) 18 Unusually valuable item (6) 19 Aweigh — inscription follows after a time (5) 20 Sign of a pleasing, imaginative plan (6) 23 All-embracing connection capable of turning all ways (9, 5) 25 Question a command to stop (4) 27 Sharply enthusiastic (4) 28 Having no standing is in danger of going under (3,2, 4, 5) 30 Worried constantly about horse, say, returning before the start of the day (6) 31 Be accommodating whichever way you look at it (3, 2) 33 From Jamaica Jo learning to wheedle (6) 37 When idle, move to a place in India (3, 5) 38 Repeat order for one abstainer in the party (5) 39 Girl returns to take food (4) 42 From the heavens plunging into water sport (3-6) 43 Under canvas perhaps I go on purpose (9) 44 Indication of talking on the line (7, 6)

DOWN

1 Top bowler (7) 2 Succeed in saying something on the side? (3,1, 4, 2, 8) 3 Split the hire charge (4) 4 Ian sad about the nymphs (6) 5 Advise intimate (7) 6 It goes round both poles during the current month (4) 7 I’d even turned and was jealous (6) 8 In a small mouthful I’d found there was little taste (7) 9 Come face to face with a political party (4, 4, 10) 10 Below, below, below (10) 16 Going up sharply in price (5) 17 Robe on girl first, nothing else (6) 21 Spring edition (5) 22 Girl loses a messenger (5) 23 Ill-feeling when one’s out of sorts? (10) 24 Improve in prosperity or respect (4, 2) 26 Advertising employee in the lead Ma named (2-3) 29 Undesirable quality of French order (7) 32 Making one single section in German capital (7) 34 Timeless triangle? (7) 35 Select an alternative (6) 36 The way a man declared (6) 40 Keen giant has lost his head (4) 41 Opposed to endless caper (4)