Ladies' Lament solution
by Kegler
As indicated by 19A 30A, A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND, 27 answers drop a man's name before entry.
Across
| 1 | TI + ELINES (rev) |
| 6 | VIOLATED (EVIL TOAD anag) |
| 10 | ESOTERIC (COTERIES anag) |
| 12 | C(AD)AVER |
| 13 | REB + A |
| 14 | TO + L + D |
| 15 | COST + UM + E |
| 16 | R(AIL + W)AY |
| 18 | BUDGE + T |
| 19 | A GOOD MAN IS |
| 22 | AN + D |
| 23 | DOT + I'M + E |
| 24 | INSTAL (STALIN anag) |
| 26 | B + ENICE (NIECE anag) |
| 28 | SLEEVELESS (ELSE VESSEL anag) |
| 30 | HARD TO FIND |
| 32 | BOLE ("BOWL" hom) |
| 33 | L + UKE + WAR + M |
| 35 | VEGA (GAVE anag) |
| 36 | A + RM |
| 38 | BAND + I + T |
| 41 | A(U)ROUSe |
| 42 | SESAME (hidden) |
| 43 | SILENT (LISTEN anag) |
| 44 | PRO(VIN)CESs |
| 45 | CAR(PET)ED |
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Down
| 1 | TEABERRY (BEER TRY A anag) |
| 2 | NO BIG DEAL (IDOL BEGAN anag) |
| 3 | SCAR + LET |
| 4 | B(ROAD)EST |
| 5 | LI(N)E + ALLY |
| 7 | FRANKlIN + CENSE (SCENE anag) |
| 8 | L + AMPS |
| 9 | ARE + A (rev) |
| 11 | SElAWARD |
| 12 | COT + TO(N)Y |
| 17 | WOO + D(CH)UCK |
| 18 | GANEF (hidden) |
| 19 | ANCHORS (CRASH ON anag) |
| 20 | MIL(OR)D |
| 21 | MA(RV)ELS (MALES anag) |
| 22 | CUR + TAIL |
| 25 | T(V)NEW + S (WENT rev) |
| 27 | E + REBUS |
| 29 | EDGIER (RIDE E.G. anag) |
| 31 | DAR(K,E)NED |
| 32 | BANJOES (SANE JOB anag) |
| 33 | W + ARP (RAP anag) |
| 34 | MISSALS ("MISSILES" hom) |
| 37 | MATR + ON (TRAM anag) |
| 39 | NOR (1st letters) |
| 40 | GENETIC (GET NICE anag) |
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