Going Round in 3s by Samson

Puzzle explanation

The puzzle marked 200 years since the birth of Johann Strauss II on 25 October 1825. The extra letters in wordplay spelt out “Waltz King; hedonism; daily press; river”, hinting respectively at Strauss and the three waltzes of his referred to in rings: 3 Wein, Weib und Gesang entered literally as WINE WOMAN AND SONG (not Women as it’s usually given in English); 5 Morgenblätter (Morning Papers) for TIMES GUARDIAN SUN; and 7 An der schönen blauen Donau (The Blue Danube) for DIE DONAU shaded blue.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Answer Explanation [extra letter]
Rings
33 INSOLENT INSOLVENT − V
34 CITO CO around IT
35 TRON ORT < + N
36 HORSA HORS + A
37 STATED TATE in (S + D)
38 PISTE (STEP + I) with letters cycled
39 RESIN RE-SIN
40 DIOTAS IOTA in DS
41 NAUNT (Chi)NA UNT(hinkable)
42 ELL (t)ELL(y)
43 RAISE homophone of RAZE
Radials
1 INBURST ([W]IND TURBINES) * − (I END) *
2 NOISIER RE[A]SON < with I inserted twice
3 CROWING C + ROW[L]ING
4 TEA GOWN (TWO AGEN[T](s)) *
5 NOUGATS (AN[Z]US GOT) *
6 DRAG OUT D[K] + RAGOUT
7 ADRENAL (DRA[I]N ALE) *
8 ADENINE ADEN + IN + [N]E
9 ANEROID (ARE DOIN[G]) *
10 ROISTER (ROSIE + [H]RT) *
11 ECDYSIS DY[E]S in (EC + IS)
12 IODISES [D]IODES around IS
13 FIDEIST (v)IDE(o) in F[O]IST
14 DISJOIN DIS + JIN[N] around O
15 NATIONS (IN SA[I]NT (Mal)O) *
16 HANDIER [S]HERIDAN *
17 DIONAEA DI + O/A around NA[M]E
18 NANNIED N + ANNIE + D(amage)[D]
19 SHINNED [A]SH + IN + NED
20 NOSODES (SO + D[I]E) in NOS
21 READ-OUT RE + [L]AD + OUT
22 AUTEURS AUGURS with [Y]ET < for G
23 MANTEAU U[P] after (MAN + TEA)
24 ALUMNUS [R]UM in (A + L + NUS)
25 OUTLAST (TO SALUT[E]) *
26 AT A LOSS ALTOS * in AS[S]
27 WILTJAS JAS after WILT[S]
28 LAUWINE NEU[R]AL * around WI
29 LANDMEN ([I]N LEAD + MN) *
30 MANIPLE MAN + P in [V]ILE
31 LEONIAN LE + ON[E] + IAN
32 RUNNERS (bu)R(n o)U(t i)N(ju)[R](y e) N(ds) E(nt)R(ie)S
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