Everyone’s crossword

ACROSS

10 Fail completely — come unstitched (4,5, 2, 3,5) 11 Electric torch gives illumination briefly for the photographer (10) 12 A tall thin person in the vegetable patch (8) 13 Not repeated in the past (4) 14 Another rover, one in France to exceed the limit (7) 16 Boil cod etc another way (6) 17 Well-wisher right in the grip of a demon (6) 19 Rapid writer (5) 20 Pity Len somehow loses one, it is more than enough (6) 21 Character of those converted (5) 23 Agitate an old milk container (5) 29 Still do not panic (6) 30 Bewitch church member (5) 32 Row by a learner transmitted by direct descent (6) 33 Crafty painting almost complete (6) 35 Desired otherwise to have dwelt a long time (7) 37 Bloody unusual (4) 38 Beauty is in the eye of an onlooker, so it is said (8) 40 Word of warning the French give about players found on board (10) 41 Know what should have been done with hindsight (2,4, 5,3,5)

DOWN

1 Intrepidity of lover on the railway (9) 2 New singlet the cockney boy had had shortly gave a faint glow (9) 3 A parrot, nothing more on the spacecraft (6) 4 Get on with monsters in pairs (8) 5 Express with no restaurant car? (4, 5) 6 Objections raised about part left (4) 7 Salesman given help is reimbursed (6) 8 What the bird did to get food — nagged! (9) 9 Involve one member and whip in an untruth (9) 15 It isn’t the church for Nick (5) 18 It’s a fact the barrier is restraining you in France (5) 20 Camper illustrated part of danger (5) 22 Award for finding ring on the cliff (5) 24 Encouraged to listen to number on newsman (9) 25 Distant? Or not? (3,4,2) 26 Fails badly if somehow, e ’ad not given a true account (9) 27 Four turns ie reconsidered as meddlesome (9) 28 Afraid Lyn could have come from an imaginary country (9) 31 It is the current fashion to tear round avoiding extremes (8) 34 He does not pay rent for the whole house (6) 36 Judicial decision concerning point in new creed (6) 39 Right foot going round one fissure (4)