Round the grid from 1 runs a quotation (1,3,4.2,5,3,5,3,2,6) from a play followed by the dramatist’s name (two words). Two pairs of unclued lights give the name of the speaker and a sparring partner. Elsewhere, ignore an accent.
Across
9 Romeo sharing bathroom with a woolly bear? (5)
10 The Enemy’s former sobriquet (3,4)
11 Regrets having to discard poet’s jewels (7)
13 Brown adult tree shrew (4)
15 Triple Martini drunk with endless glee (10)
16 Light shedders maybe no bishop makes resentful (8)
19 Very silly fish (5)
20 The turf, say, found next to yard by Mark (7)
21 In a twist, wasting month (5)
23 Gathering in heart of Lambeth (3)
26 Chap heard shouting (3)
28 Strange squaddies gossip in LA (5)
30 President once knew half of NY (7)
32 Historic mission fashionable couple finally ducked (5)
33 Developer’s solution is tops, transforming ancient spa (4,4)
34 A seventh red-hot chap in trouble (10)
36 Watched part of play in the auditorium (4)
37 Monarch fills wooden dish (7)
38 Disease indeed caught by Tony’s girl (7)
39 Racketeers bleat about short dress (5)
Down
2 Nasty double whammy leaving a body in confusion (7)
3 French town in Britain? Not on! (4)
4 Crazy as insanest maestro (5-5)
5 Gorge above river close to Trent (7)
6 Nickleby’s clerk drinks (5)
7 Awful to-do with mere instrument (8)
8 Upright Scotsman at home in river (7)
14 Not one Nayar ratted (4,1)
18 Dovecotes with chimney gull crosses by air (10)
22 Dictionaries hairy man’s half delighted about (8)
24 The steel mobile home (5)
25 Get disenchanted and sell up in distress (7)
27 Earl oft struggling – may he do well (7)
29 Very active April possibly wanting male with soul (2,3,2)
33 Barber tries cycling (5)
35 Ray’s great fault (4)
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