In ten clues, the wordplay omits one of the letters of the solution. These letters in the grid, read row by row, complete the missing two words of an 11-word quotation (in the ODQ) given by five unclued entries. The other unclued entries give the name of the speaker. If these same letters in the grid are read column by column, they give a relevant location.
Across
1 Miracle-worker likely to conceal end of trick (5)
10 Amazing bird played with niece (10)
11 I go in with my partner more exposed (6)
12 Number Ten haggled with Germany (7)
15 Angola imports my fruit (5)
16 Bieber talked oddly — it’s creepy (6)
22 The euro’s adapted to accommodate Norway till now (8)
23 More cunning character having laugh, but not five times (7)
24 Goose forming part of dinner (4)
27 Seaman with military intelligence took in salt (7)
29 One to distribute one’s money, being impractical (8)
32 Each man pursues acting (6)
34 Spotty faced fellow leaves (5)
36 Like a horse sporting a bridle (7)
37 King to gain when Prince quits dance (6, hyphened)
38 A bullet men shot before the war (10)
39 It’s bad pretending needle is blocking pack of hounds (9)
40 At Ibrox, predict a card (but not a red card) (5)
Down
2 What’s displayed on iPhone, extremely large (5)
3 Struggling in a net is instinctive (6)
4 Guess old reader misinterpreted English (7)
5 Dicky has a temper and altered wording (10)
6 Shoddy, fashionable hospital gets in rent (7)
7 Pick ends of the ultimate magic carpet (5)
8 Exaggerate governor’s position (9)
9 Brake sailors applied to empty frigate (4)
13 Stopping Arab mount, Ezra painted woman (7)
15 Legally cancels publicity spaces (6)
17 ‘Refuses’ crime, getting bones broken (10)
18 Like leftovers you eventually tidy up (7)
20 Lying to improve Manchester team...
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