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Of course!Thank you!So 42&43 are one pair;where's the other one?Now we're getting somewhere!

beat is a synonym for tack listed in chambers , so maybe beaten?

According to Chambers-tack=sound of a sharp tap and a leased tenement

AJH - you are right - both your pairs are listed in Chambers as a defn of tack!
Think we might be done. What a nightmare this was!
Poor clues, poor theme....
Hope next week's will be "better"!
Night night all!!

Thanks to greedykite and Scarlett you both pointed me in the right direction.x

Sorry,AJH,I missed your point,I'm so exhausted!So that's it, I presume! I thank you all! This has been one to remember (I'm not sure it was all worth it, but we got there)!Goodnight and have a nice weekend! We're off to Paris to see the illuminations!Must get one hour's sleep before driving!

Night-unusually I did not enjoy this crossword.

Bon voyage!

Got there in the end, but a real struggle and not wholly enjoyable. I'm sure that tack as a theme has come in the Speccie before, and not so long ago.