Ego-trips by Llig

Puzzle explanation

Extra letters in wordplay spelt out “Whither shall I go then from thy presence? Prayer Book”, referring to part of Psalm 139. Only the answers to the four normal clues contained the letter I, which was moved to the grid’s central cell, leaving real words behind.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Answer Explanation [extra letter]
Across
1 POSADA [W]AD in SOAP *
5 GESTATE (T[H]E STAGE) *
10 SPLORE (O’ + R(eferendum)) in SP[I]LE
11 THRUST TH’ + [T]RUST
13 OCTAGONAL (ALONG A [H]OT + C(oast)) *
14 GARRET GAT[E] around (R + RE)
16 OCTET TET after CO[R] <
18 MARLED MAR + [S]LED
19 HEAR RE[H]ASH * − S
21 ANATTA A[A] + ATTAIN < − I
22 EFFECT E[L]ECT around FF
25 MARRIED I(pswich) in MARRED
28 REALITY (LITERALLY − LL) *
30 STERES TREES * in [L]S
32 OREADS ROAD[I]ES *
33 ETEN (ET + N(ova)) around [G]E
34 STEROL ROLE * after S[O]T
38 CERES C(reate) E(nergy) + RES[T]
40 ETERNE ET[H]ERNE(t)
41 TORMENTOR TOR[E] + MENTOR
42 ENCAMP (ME[N] CAN) * + P
43 ARMOUR OUR after [F]ARM
44 WEALDEN WEAL + DE[R]N
45 CASTER C[O]ASTER
Down
1 PROGRAMME (PRO + MME) around GRA[M]
2 OSCAR [T]OSCA + R(eviewer)
3 ALARM [H]AL(l) + ARM
4 DOGEATE (DOG + E[Y]E) around AT
5 GENTILE G + LENIENT * − N
6 ÉTAPE [P]E + TAPE
7 TRACHEA (CHARTE[R] A) *
8 AUNT UN in [E]AT
9 ÉTAT [S]TATE <
12 SCEATT S[E]CT around EAT
15 TRADE (A TRE[N]D) *
17 TART TAR in [C]T
20 ROYSTERER STOR[E]Y * + RE < + RE <
23 FRORE [P]ROFESSOR * − SOS *
24 CLAM (L(ager) in MA[R]C) <
26 ASTERN SEAT * + R[A]N
27 RENEWAL LAW[Y]ER < around (E + N)
29 EROTEMA (A MET[E]OR + E) <
31 SIERRAN (R(ock) + ARISEN) *
35 TROPE [R]EPORT *
36 LENOS NO[B]LES *
37 SNORE SORE around [O]N
38 CREW CR[O]W around (Cambridg)E
39 RACA RAC[K] + A
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