The unclued lights are of a kind, verifiable in Brewer. Ignore one apostrophe.
Across
1 Top for one dining in Cornwall? (7)
11 Rainy weather trapped everyone, in case (6)
12 Chosen the same, leaderless (7)
14 Old sweetheart at short race track (5)
16 Hang around. Look — it’s the Queen! (6)
17 Empty pub about noon (6)
19 Good French is written which I can follow (9)
21 Unpaid debts needing every attention after swapping sides (7)
24 Excavators question loveless muleteers (9)
29 Gone is a resolve to worry greatly (7)
32 Tricky game — there’s a pound in it, however (6)
33 With this warm up, tun could be in trouble (6)
35 Early Briton’s point of view (5)
36 An awning is inclined (5)
37 Cover enabling female to retain warmth (7)
38 Block up and call back (6)
39 Guards not opening gates (7)
40 Glasses of a sort finally cover wry smiles (7)
Down
3 Landed on a French bed (4)
4 Thoughtful communication? (9)
5 Lax failure following soldiers (6)
6 Heard to have applauded censure.
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