Each of two associated words is suggested by four unclued lights (one of two words). Elsewhere, ignore an accent.
Across
1 Tending spiders dope rendered legless (11)
7 Letter goblin sent back (3)
11 Scripture lessons unite flock? (6)
13 Obeser bod perhaps in bed infected by acute respiratory disease (7)
15 I take 70 pictures (5)
16 The ruler’s leading pleasure (5)
17 Otto and John in greaser’s gear? (6)
18 Paddy skinned sausages (5)
20 Letter from Zambia absorbed by little lad and lass (6)
21 German fills empty boat (5)
22 Dish from 17 November rehashed (7)
27 Elderly satyr swaps uniform for English campions? (7)
29 River in which fish can be caught (5)
30 Legend about constant knight’s challenge (6)
32 Tree a busy type left planted (5)
38 Port tastes terrible (75% off) (7)
39 Leo embarrassed by $5 bill for hydrocarbon (6)
40 Small tree is home to classy bird (3)
Down
2 Currency zone starts to expand under Oliver’s comrade (8)
3 Compound in eastern Midi Zola rebuilt (9)
4 From time to time police seize a chemical substance (12, two words)
7 Sons rent warehouse (5)
8 Scent of new flower opening out (4)
9 Tree snake in literature swallows snuffbox almost whole (6)
12 Go grey, whacked after extremes of exertion (6)
14 Winds are able to upset Tai spiderwort (12)
19 Kay put on top Juliet rejected — nothing but twilled cloth (10)
21 Parts of performance bowled over everyone: final duo exuded talent (9)
23 Square with infantry of a certain height (8, hyphened)
24 Dissected unknown seal crudely with pincers (8)
25 Jack West possibly coming round in hospital (6)
26 More iron ships to pilot around (7)
28 Uproar when aged uncle meets Amerind (6)
31 Plots never running wild (5)
33 Religion’s voicing of disgust with sloth (5)
35 Island racing crew in conversation (4)
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