Forecasters quickly meet online? (8, 2, 4)

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Across
  1. 3. We're halfway there (3,4)
  2. 7. Online video meeting application (4)
  3. 8. Wait I know this one... errr, no it's gone (4)
  4. 9. Cram got all mixed up (4)
  5. 12. It wasn't me, I didn't do it, you can't prove anything! (6)
  6. 14. Answer in the form of a question please (4,2,8)
  7. 16. 40 or more is the target (5)
  8. 17. What we all wish we had more of (7,7)
  9. 18. Or is if JIFF? (3)
  10. 19. The initial organisers (3)
  11. 21. Eddie's other specialist subject (7)
  12. 24. Exeunt, pursued by a Beast, or a Governess (3,5)
  13. 27. Preposition expressing the relationship between a part and a whole (2)
  14. 32. Oh Captain, my captain (5)
  15. 33. If in doubt just say... (5)
  16. 34. What's going on here (9)
  17. 37. I honestly have no idea who is presenting it now... but over in Dictionary corner at least there is some stability (9)
  18. 38. This XXXX is XXXXXXXX (8)
  19. 39. Working our way up, hopefully (6)
  20. 40. Gone but not forgotten (6)
  21. 42. Those who predict (8)
  22. 44. Six letter explosion at the scrabble factory (6)
  23. 45. Clive and the big black chair (10)
  24. 47. I feel comfortable but still somehow I am never in the right one (4)
  25. 48. Press quickly in Birmingham (6)
Down
  1. 1. Irn Bru's biggest fan (7)
  2. 2. There is a link between all of these answers I am sure (10)
  3. 4. No Picture in this stage performance (5,6,4)
  4. 5. Tell us a story Eddie (4,4)
  5. 6. Our middle east correspondant (5)
  6. 10. Eddie's specialist subject (7)
  7. 11. It certainly wouldn't be <this> to look at the answers just because the PDF has no password (8)
  8. 13. Ashley Banjo and friends (9)
  9. 15. Covid moved quizzing here (6)
  10. 20. A man in a hat (8)
  11. 22. A male seamstress, perhaps (8)
  12. 23. The highest accolade... available once every seven days (4,2,3,4)
  13. 24. Our very own Brain of Britain (3)
  14. 25. Sounds like you need to jump over it (7)
  15. 26. Cinders, you won't go to the ball (7)
  16. 28. Don't call it low-brow (3,7)
  17. 29. Seems like the right day for a quiz (9)1
  18. 30. NLYCNNCT (4,7)
  19. 31. Garfield's owner (3)
  20. 35. I bet they knew it was Costa Rica! (8)
  21. 36. The Captain's (much) better half (5)
  22. 41. The Actually Good Doctor (5)
  23. 43. The one with all the answers (6)
  24. 46. It's what we do (4)