A Sign of The Times by Schadenfreude

Puzzle explanation

The extra letters from wordplay spelt out “both literal parts of coat of arms”, referring to the two mottos “Honi soit qui mal y pense” and “Dieu et mon droit”. Filling the gaps in the initial grid completed the mottos, arranged as they are in the royal coat of arms, which is used in the masthead of The Times.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Answer Explanation [extra letter]
Across
1 ENTRÉES [B]ENT + SEER <
7 MEDACCA [O]DA in MECCA
12 MIRIN [T]IN after MIR
14 TUIS T[H]IS around U
15 MAULS M + L in AUS
16 ARCH 2 meanings
17 TOPI TO + PI
18 SMEATH (SME[L]T + H) around A
19 INURED INURE + D
20 STELA SET * + LA
23 SERED ER[I]E in SD
25 RACHES CHASER *
27 SERAIS ARE < in (S + IS)
32 WESER WES[T]ERN − N
35 RAPES R + A + PES
37 E RE NATA RENATA in (Darj)E[E](ling)
39 SUCRES CU[R]S < + RES
40 ORAL CORAL − C
41 ASSAI ASS + AI[A]
42 TELEGU TEL[L] + EG + U
43 DI 2 meanings
44 ROT MOR < with T for M
45 ENSURES S after (ENS + [P]URE)
46 STEANES (AS SEEN [A]T) *
Down
1 EMPTIER MP in (E + T[R]IER)
2 NINON N + IN[T]O + N
3 TRYP PR(et)TY *
4 RIMUS (I + M) in RUS
5 ÉTAGÈRES [S]TAGER in SEE <
6 SUIDS SUS around (I + D)
7 MULSHES (U + L) in (M’ + SH[O]ES)
8 DIETERS DISCREET * − C
9 CURT COURT − O
10 CICHLOID (COD I [F]ILCH) *
11 ASHLAR (S[C]HOLAR − O) after A
13 ISMS IS around S[O]M(e)
21 DAMASSIN [A]DAM + ASS + IN
22 CHEERIER (ERIC [T]HE RED) * − D
24 REORIENT (RI[O]TER ONE) *
26 SEMSEMS ([F]ARM − AR + MESSES) *
28 ARSON ARS + ON
29 SHALOTS AL[A] in SHOT’S
30 ARCADE CA[R]D in ARE(a)
31 PUSS US in PS
33 REALS REAL + S
34 ANOURA (A[M]OUR + A) around N
36 SETT E[S]T in ST
38 TATE ATE after T (homophone of TEA)
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