‘15A/35/1D’ is part of a quotation from 20 in ODQ and could refer to the remaining unclued lights (including a pair). Elsewhere, ignore an accent.
Across
1 Discharge of alien not a long time imprisoned (5)
4 Most bell-like silken quavers pervading songbird (9)
10 Have sansei stirring sauces (10)
11 Meeting HM American sailor brought round bloomers (6)
12 Scottish potter energized leaderless grouplet (7)
14 Canine’s roar about bit of bone marrow (5, two words)
16 Most easily handled merger between Yemen and Estonia (6)
22 Groups of monks brewed embrocation Mr T exported (8)
23 Snake gannet is familiar with (so it’s said) (7)
24 Bitterness of kedgeree (4)
27 Relation designed timeless aircraft part (7)
29 Again bring round vicious (heartless) water snake society shunned (8)
32 Homework blocked by a master? That’s a booster! (6)
34 Each soldier Britain put back in chariots (5)
36 Criminal rude about every estate holder (7)
37 Fearful democrat turned over PM’s office (6)
38 What fiddlers need to follow compositions? (10)
39 Totters following every point in cinematic updates? (9)
40 Separate garment from sticky badge (5)
Down
2 Harrow reared ace copper (5)
4 Psalm 100 stops Stuart shaking (7)
5 Nuts deter nicer peacemaker (10)
7 Welshman that is Una in disguise (5)
8 Moulded metal rope has strength (9, two words)
9 Hill near central Jarrow (4)
13 Mail-coach except coupling gear (7, hyphened)
15 Nimble women also milers at heart (6)
17 Trim off stunted potato Linda boils (10, three words)
18 Spaniard possibly in cold country missing sun (7)
21 Customs house bordering Ukraine is completed (6)
26 African rhino and sad elk weep (7)
28 Hampers demireps prepared, rector rejected (7)
31 Tree, sad to say, Papa’s up (5)
33 Ray married lass I abandoned (5)
A first prize of £30 for the first correct solution opened on 24 June.
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