Summer is here!

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Across
  1. 3. Large nearby village with a railway station
  2. 5. Protected area near Besthorpe
  3. 6. Painful result of too much UV
  4. 7. Village with former power station
  5. 9. Frozen treat on a stick
  6. 10. Small village south of the Cliftons
  7. 11. Hamlet near the nature reserve
  8. 12. Headgear that keeps the star at bay (cryptic)
  9. 17. Rays from the sun
  10. 19. Road where you might encounter cows and calm (cryptic)
  11. 20. Where waves meet land — sounds like “see side” (cryptic)
  12. 24. Warm pet? No — food for a summer fair (cryptic)
  13. 25. Grassland common around the Trent
  14. 28. Citrus drink made when aid comes after lemon (cryptic)
  15. 29. Marks left when colour doesn’t quite reach everywhere (cryptic)
  16. 30. Abbreviation for summer cooking
  17. 31. River flowing close to South Clifton (cryptic: “Sounds like ‘rent’”)
  18. 32. Rural walking route
  19. 33. Settlement that could be a “cliff‑town” (cryptic)
  20. 36. Popular summer activity along the Trent
  21. 37. Village known for its former power station
  22. 38. Taking in light while lying down (cryptic)
  23. 40. Place where pints grow outdoors? (cryptic)
  24. 42. Village neighbouring South Clifton
  25. 43. Outdoor summer social event
  26. 44. Device giving relief from heat
Down
  1. 1. Once stood at High Marnham
  2. 2. Used on the Trent
  3. 4. Inflatable toy often used on holiday
  4. 8. Major river near NG23
  5. 11. Protection applied in hot weather
  6. 13. Beautiful local summer view
  7. 14. Landscape feature around the Trent
  8. 15. Charge that sounds like something that rings (cryptic)
  9. 16. Prolonged period of unusually hot weather
  10. 18. Drink that sounds like you might hail it (cryptic)
  11. 21. Evening sky spectacle
  12. 22. Toll crossing over the Trent
  13. 23. Common landscape around NG23
  14. 26. Popular summer cooking method
  15. 27. Village with a well‑known nature reserve
  16. 34. Outdoor meal often enjoyed in summer
  17. 35. Open summer footwear
  18. 39. Place that’s “in” twice (cryptic)
  19. 41. Hold back — or a protected habitat (cryptic)