WEE THINKER

Across

8 Ongoing programme for wheat over valley (9)

9 Good times for power in America (3)

10 Set up in stable (7)

11 Regular guest holding dispute (5)

12 Item auctioned gets large amount (3)

14 Males try cooking, appearing good at it? (8)

17 Madman to break cooking vessel (8)

19 Endless desire to be pale (3)

21 Roast? I remove a Swiss dish (5)

23 Novel for mother of Esau and Jacob (7)

26 My American vegetable is covered (3)

27 Sustenance from fruit – without it iron’s deficient (9)

Down

1 Points to French town and Spanish city (7)

2 Politician is about to find mischief makers (4)

3 Tune makes woman lose her head (4)

4 Birds seen on the greens (6)

5 Not odd after tea to have cheese (4)

6 Stopper put on a blue building (8)

7 County canteen non-starter with former partner (5)

13 Tedious, and terribly sore in time (8)

14 Scotsman’s raincoat (3)

15 Defacto to regularly dine (3)

16 Weird being generous with money? (7)

18 Sea-robber would be angry if beheaded! (6)

20 Hospital photos of ten fish (1-4)

22 Scottish island is part of conservation area (4)

24 Brisbane first Olympic city with zest (4)

25 Short note written during lunch, I think (4)

Across

1 Public-address system (11)

8 Male pig (3) 9 Rug (3)

11 No fewer than (2,5)

12 Once more than once (5)

13 Put to some purpose (3)

14 Six plus four (3)

15 Marriage break-up (7)

17 In the USA, a restaurant bill (3)

19 Provoke, annoy (4)

21 Strong impulse (4)

23 Mark of a wound (4)

25 Piece of a skeleton (4) 27 Sports gear (3)

29 Supervisor (7)

31 Moisten (3)

34 Female sheep (3)

36 Be living (5)

37 Overshadow, darken (7)

38 To ___ for, highly desirable (3)

39 Danger colour (3)

40 Injection of blood into a patient (11)

Down

7 Speed contest (4)

8 Visit like a ghost (5)

10 Unable to relax (5)

16 Long period of time (3)

18 Rounded clump of hair (3)

20 Vex, annoy (3)

22 Football umpire (3)

24 Vehicle’s framework (7)

25 Inclined the head as a sign of respect (5)

26 Alight or dismount (3,3)

28 Rough woollen cloth (5)

30 Frequently (5)

32 Departure door (4)

33 Rank, layer (4)

34 France’s currency unit (4)

35 Small songbird (4)