Across
Stale humour starts to corrupt old and basic part of the ear (7)
Dismissive comment about promotional material in songs (7)
Gold given to best group, including current air traffic controller? (9)
Opening temperature seen in molten iron (5)
Meal to host a debut (6)
It’s not always a scandal for politicians to be caught in this (8)
A hitch, with landmass quaking in Pacific territory (7,7)
Expression of unconcern playing cameo - yes, simple thing to play (4,4,4,2)
Infantryman under command is pleased (8)
Danish city, second to Copenhagen, not spread out (6)
Extracting energy, continue to study gas (5)
Tense, buttonholed by more brusque male, but not for long (5-4)
Vehicle repairer of the year, initially with ginger hair (7)
Switzerland leading the Spanish in one distributed hierarchical group (7)
Down
Head of union avoiding hint about excellent nurse (6)
Gag involving university in alteration of image (7)
Excellent American expert probing Egyptian language (9)
24d
(and 24 Down) Difficult situation after quantity of fabric found in concealed location (8)
Hinder eating most of the fruit biscuit (4,6)
Very quick, missing fine story-telling (5)
One torn apart following something done by Diana, ultimately? (7)
Director has a hit around Southern Spain (8)
Army shells exploded without causing damage (10)
Go on with abandon at the eleventh hour (4-5)
Austrian composer raised concern in French commune (8)
Part of cow seen with quiet frisson (7)
Respectable toilet, mostly sheltered, on reflection (7)
Writer’s mother enthralled by Quaker leader (6)
Dance beat with energy (5)
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