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Canada’s Finest

by Chalicea

For eleven answers, one pair of letters must consistently be changed to another for entry. Each across clue contains an extra word. Initial letters of these words spell out a hint. If you prefer to work on the interactive version, click on this link that will take you to the Crossword Compiler page and to a pdf. that you can print.

Across

1 Bears dishes for serving prepared desserts (8)

6 Binds with cord lidless cages for rearing poultry (4)

9 In workroom orderly accountant goes back to get computer language (5)

13 Virile people at home and quite without limits (5)

14 Two informed articles about pressure, zero gravity and energy describing when a body is at its highest point (7)

15 Unproven doctrines getting novel Scottish assessment, first to last, and absorbing energy (6)

16 Obscene character changing heart and becoming dapper (5)

17 With French exacerbation taken away, Scott’s brawler is more liberal (6)

18 Girl reacting head to foot relating to peculiar sensations that precede attack of hysteria (5)

20 Lukewarm and backward about daugher getting ever more unchaste (6)

23 Article and proper noun after that (4)

25 Little hill one circles rotating round an axis (4)

27 Fever known to be dangerous thus admitting limitless alarmist hype (6)

29 Of a hereditary determinant turning up in a medicine culture glass (5)

30 Bit of rum in cake that is returned in an extremely oil-rich state (6)

31 Blunt sailor seen at opening of embarcation (5)

32 Puncher, changing direction, is one who creates a public disturbance to cover others’ activities (6)

35 With a call for one’s attention and an untruth, good man is most fulsome (7)

37 Distinctive feature to observe locally and recognise at a distance (5)

38 Plastic insulating wrap US soldier removed from Indian stringed instrument (5)

39 Little relative catching a constant means of city transport (4)

40 Mixing rum and gin with extremes of partying leads to ebriated complaining (8)

Down

1 A structure with deeds performed for ages producing agreements (8)

2 Scots expression of impatience with English barrier one has to stand behind (4)

3 Have recourse to a personal perspective on a particular situation (4)

4 Severely criticise an inferior horse (3)

5 Register for allowance of alcoholic drink containing stirred up gin (4,2)

6 Curiously another way of emphasising. Why this? (2,5)

7 Medicinal plants with power for end of sickness and spots (7)

8 Hinder a guy (4)

10 Person in temporary accommodation has old struggle with queen (6)

11 Married doctor going around worried (5)

12 Accomplish never a thing given to a sacred use (6)

19 Arbitrating is hesitation and confusion followed by call (8)

20 See initial government ballot organisation all correct as a formal record (7)

21 Ripples created when young woman gets together with lesbian (7)

22 Creator of rough outline drawings, losing some of skills, becomes more careful designer! (6)

24 Porter, for example is a fornicator! (6)

26 Dashing along and urging horse to turn left (6)

28 Ineffectual people talk foolishly without end and with only a bit of sense (5)

31 Basic units in intricate maps (4)

33 Spenser’s undiminished number irritate (4)

34 Vigour of docked antelope (4)

36 Very good socially acceptable little coin (3)

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