Everyone’s crossword

ACROSS

7 Gave an opinion for what it is worth (6) 8 One who dispenses with doctors’ orders (10) 10 Self-denier like this French model in charge (7) 12 Not surprisingly there is a narrow victory in it (5, 6) 13 Dolly’s produced a boy (5) 14 Divert Erato? (5) 15 Prisoner-of-war camp partly full of laggards (5) 16 Fix on one’s finger (4) 17 Fresh flower? (5) 19 Indulging in sound slumbering (7) 20 Animals cannot be placed in a bottle (8) 24 Observes about 10 but there are only two (5) 27 Recover on court (5) 28 A spot troubling predator (8) 29 Is niggardly despite the bags containing a large number (7) 31 Awful verse part (5) 33 Mac’s about to do a confidence trick (4) 34 Jump over net (5) 35 Sluggard Sal in difficulty (5) 37 Either way it’s a shortened version of tabulated numerical facts (5) 39 A tightness leading to harshness (11) 40 What it costs road transport (7) 41 Renunciation of record by me in a beastly place (10) 42 Confusion when hash is finished (4-2)

DOWN

1 Way for the navy in London (5, 6) 2 Camper illustrated part of danger (5) 3 Youngster scolded left inside (5) 4 Believed that Edward was hiding a reddish-brown coat (7) 5 Boss endlessly makes a blunder (5) 6 Invest with honour if dying out (7) 7 In a robe or undergarment, the chaps make hay (10) 9 Stu can upset an Italian (6) 11 Adhere to this peach (5) 12 Little Cyril and a girl, say, taking the tube (8) 15 Underwear manufacturer didn’t start with willow (5) 18 Lady had gold book (4) 21 Ability to cover a large town (8) 22 A reasonable person has to share a roll (11) 23 Making a mistake — skiing backwards? (8, 2) 25 Pipe down? (5) 26 Be taking gunners into hillside (4) 29 This other Frenchman held metalworker (5) 30 Shut this circuit for TV (6) 31 Church worker in car sits abut (7) 32 Artist and yours truly taking family a savoury dish (7) 36 In the bank, left the joint (5) 37 Debris forming an incomplete shield (5) 38 Investor raves uncontrollably (5)