2662: OOVIIXVII

Seven unclued lights are connected by an eighth. Elsewhere, ignore one acute accent and one apostrophe.

        Across

   1    British bishop packing pickles in hampers (7)

   6    Creep made dull mates all shed clothes (7)

11    Jack and John, married and flourishing (6)

12    Brings out daywear oddly shunned by male models (7)

14    Some retired relatives of great importance (5)

16    Touches sunglasses (6)

17    Setter in grip of muted mental boredom (6)

19    Idleness of boozer receiving benefit repelled Brussels bureaucrats (9)

24    Hot desert air is most wearisome (9)

26    Type of soup that’s geek’s finest, according to Spooner (5,4)

30    An editor’s rewritten lines (9)

32    Lock up shack beset by crime (4,2)

33    Advise hosts about rabbit colony (6)

35    Dapper husband in Welsh town (5)

37    Plant in middle of lanes by M1 (7)

38    Starts to appreciate typical family’s kind of diet (6)

39    Ring fellow back before drowsing (7)

40    Skill of small and large oarsmen (7)

         Down

   1    Kneeler gets hit (7)

   2    Complaint from notable atheists (5)

   4    Crazy volte-face’s leaving Conservative agape (4,5)

   5    Roman coin turned up, small and shiny (6)

   6    Understand lottery article upset prize winners (8)

   8    Boiled eels discomposed composer (3,7)

   9    Smeared eccentric Etonian duke (8)

10    Perhaps fire Attlee after change of leader (7)

13    More discriminating companion loves gent full of energy (8)

18    Not recognised, I attend mud wrestling (10)

20    Extremely clever nurses invite busy person for drink (4,4)

22    Sparkling day boozing heartily on Greek island (9)

23    Grandad excitedly embracing university student about to receive degree (8)

25    Support band repair guitars, perhaps (8)

27    Boy made out with most unpleasant athlete (7)

28    Shot clergyman, by the sound of it (6)

29    Pushes off sheets (6)

34    King regularly lacks in spirit (4)

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