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I thought that some of you might enjoy tackling this puzzle, a tribute which includes several prizewinning clues from the 48 years of Azed clue writing competitions.

http://www.clueclinic.com/index.php/2020/03/29/azed-a-2500-deza-vu/

Hi jacknatter, very many thanks for posting this. I've only started doing Azed since February but I can recommend this to non-regular "Azeders". No wonder some of these clues were winners; I thought a couple of the &lits were exceptional.

Thank you Jack - that's a treat in store for tomorrow!

Thanks for that. Very interesting as it took me a while to get in tune with the mix of clue 'flavours'. Some of these were very tricky eg my LOI 18a I haven't the foggiest idea how it parses but there are only two options I can see and one of them is a cheese rather than a worker in rags.
Ditto 17a fine???
24d Haven't a clue how the answer fits apart from the definition.
23a and 28d raised a smile.

Typical. Posted then the penny dropped re 18a. Doh!

granama1 - 18a in the def 'rag' = newspaper (anag 'Take the' + C[inderella]).
Chambers entry for 'log' gives 'fine'/punish as a synonym.
24 - take n[avy] from the usual 3 letters for 'smuggled',and the rest of your answer is a kind of rum.

A lot tougher than an Azed puzzle, I thought (but enjoyable) thanks for posting it.

...glad you beat me to 18ac, granama1 (I enjoyed 36a most of all).

Thanks Drxx, yes, tougher than the usual. I thought the link between 36, 39 and 10 was very clever. (I think I remember a crossword where this was the main theme). 34d raised a smile to. The only one that I'm still puzzling over now is 31d.

A real labour of love by DRC. I hope the solution on the 10th April tells which was the 1994 clue etc.

First name of Torquemada and promote its A(uto-da-fes).

Thanks again Drxx, I only looked in Chambers (he's not in) and was fixating on a,d & f rather than just a. Should have googled. (:o)