2699: Summer Dresses II

Unclued lights, singly or correctly paired, are of a kind. One light does double duty.

Across

1 Son becomes aware of cutter (6)

5 One who digests fish first (6)

10 Ancient Briton’s edged axe (4)

11 I don’t approve of expert? It’s possible (10)

15 Deck sport when turning round river (5)

17 County flags appear on these (6)

20 Humiliated and embarrassed to lose husband (6)

22 First section cut out of thin trousers (5)

23 Like a system to identify individual Brit oddly resorting to crime (9)

28 Once preying, almost going mad (5)

30 For drink, shrub (6)

32 A dry Martini essentially repelled saint (6)

34 Big old cask in bond at back of cellar (7)

35 Race, one stock in Japan (5)

37 Bill turned tail at first, beset by wild animals and tame ones (10)

38 Dignitary’s about to enter study (4)

39 Flinch from another wind up? (6)

40 Leg is done, cooked (6)

Down

3 A couple remain without energy, taking very negative view (2,5)

4 Special whisky in coloured glass (5)

5 Balance it out, singing smoothly (9)

6 Be killed by force, and perish quickly (3,3)

7 Striking way to welcome immigrant (7)

8 City bank’s first to fail (3)

9 Scorn advice so foolishly that may be in birthday card (4,9)

10 Using singers, pair avoid organ piece (6,7)

17 Just in the middle obsess over concavity in a chair (6)

18 Chain letter read out (6)

21 Together forever in amazing tolerance (9)

25 Rhinos’ cup final? (3,4)

27 Drug store extremely short, a result of smoking? (5)

29 Must denote moves (4,2)

31 Pulse of boy raised (3)

33 Section, say, with no indication to repeat (5)

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