Ben's Crosswords: "Ashes to ..."

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ACROSS

1. Fool's dad's back ... (3)

4. ... reportedly so factory ... (5)

8. ... boss, so they say, (generally a cow) ... (3)

11. ... can open the door: returning to have sex? (4)

13. Back, comfortably ensconsed, the teller of tall tales (of futuristic weapons ... (8)

16. ... to make things make themselves go gold) to friend ... (8)

18. ... (mean American, keen after my introduction ... (6)

19. ... to take lead, so to look. ) (4)

20. Badly, rudely ignores key points (4)

21. Preliminary survey, after removal of negative consideration, periodically experienced by 30-Down (11)

24. Mineral deposit in Caesium hearts (5)

25. He sounds like he's paddling his canoe slackly (5)

27. Start up heroin stall ... (5)

28. ... inject, dismissing state leader as unreactive (5)

31. High super offered (2)

33. Sigh at VC hero's return (2)

34. Boring piece (3)

36. Book-runner in dispute ... (2)

38. ... about state (2)

39. Not to France, or back? (3)

40. Er ... reversed micro-symbol (2)

42. Left when drug removed from hash (3)

43. One European article turns and becomes another (2)

44. Consult about one's christmas tree perhaps (7)

46. Emotion at not getting start at intersection (7)

48. Express anguish by returning 8-Across (3)

49. Ancient city replaced a nature of nature's complement (7)

50. Potter to overcome religious instruction before ten (7)

DOWN

1. Ask about music (3)

2. An American arsehole ... (4)

3. ... too poor to become an Australian (7)

4. Badly imitate vegetable (3)

5. At heart, cares exist (3)

6. Rough negative inapplicable (2)

7. Leary, perhaps, to imitate Maori leaders (3)

8. Pet hate of two animals (7)

9. Individuals with mixed aroma (4)

10. In "Crossroads" as "Georgia" used to be (1.1.1.)

12. Dance with Moore? Lob up without mantra (6)

14. Revolutionary-sounding Liverpudlian (6)

15. Heartlessly gaudy ... NOT touche! (6)

17. Cut short fiscal impressionist (5)

22. Oriental ritual places male lamb in ashes without ecstasy (7)

23. Banishing each forth, we hear, from arid zone; a place to find 30-Down? (7)

24. Band return ancient era (1.1.)

26. State of explosive decapitation (1.1.)

29. Gem-stone swindle reportedly at point of no return (7)

30. Puzzle theme may be bad call ... "9!" (7)

32. Said to be easy, but irrational (2)

33. Word offering choice (2)

35. Sound of fish a help to pianists (5)

37. Standard points to interpret data (5)

38. Lock radio around centre (5)

39. Pamphlet on gun chaos (5)

41. I'm back for B in G (2)

43. &lit (2)

45. 39-Down reportedly did this cold (3)

47. A cuppa and half a dance? (3)

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