Across

Resent being jailed for going the wrong direction. (9)
With great ease, he invented the mouse. Wow! (8)
Bad ear of corn with its end bitten off and entangled in an awful, awful lie. (11)
10 Better be careful around these germs---epidemics generally get started this way! (4)
13 Now that's something! Mosaic tiles scattered about a hospital room, around five. (9)
15 Exposed body parts lead straight to notoriety (6)
16 What was said is a little offbeat, but at least it's uplifiting. (4)
17 It's wicked to be able to deal crookedly, with the ace discarded (6)
18 Coloring contest. (4)
21 Temperature in July and August. (4)
23 It starts off good, then, dash it all, it has no end. (7)
24 Tripe, served alternately with clams casino: Fare for the adventurous. (5)
25 Middle eastern domain in the heart of darkness is a place of searing heat. (4)
26 Left! Right! In the middle! At the left! On the right! She's the woman who was on TV! (4,4)
29 Sometimes, clipped broken tone presages a short illness. (7)
30 How jazz singers made hits! (6)
31 Potential and current temptation. (4)
33 Exotic, tangy, almost zesty oriental flower. (7)
35 Where Orpheus went and many others have been told to go. (2,4)
36 God's number one commandment: Initiate love. (4)
38 Summer reading material is something worth saving. (10)
39 Part of a crossword space. (5)
40 Turning away? Sounds like you are against staying in the Anglican church. (5)
41 Maze navigation advisor: Go backward. Start at the finish and then move to the outside. Good job! (7)

Down

The central elements of love and hate can be positive or negative; this response is always powerful. (7)
Mustachioed individual multiplied incorrectly? (5)
Excellent but informal meal is served on train. (6)
It goes the way it goes. (4)
Sweater, worn mostly to cover blemish, contains 40% rayon. (9)
Z.Z. Top is American, with British following. (3,3)
Tuneful thing blown in wind! (11)
11 Former cheater reforms. (7)
12 Glower fiercely at first, then show anger and stalk out. (7)
14 Distraught over spilled toothpaste. (11)
19 Carried away with outdoor farming, in brief. (4)
20 Undertaker buries part of Bible with congressman and Frenchman in Europe. (12)
21 Pull up and go. (4)
22 Run! It's true/false combined with half essays! (7)
24 Hang out, acting suspiciously, around front of train station. (5)
27 Slipped back to free an animal? (5)
28 Crazed idiot: "Rad place to swing a whip!" (8)
30 Hit me with a thousand strips of fabric. (5)
31 Moped around, welcoming the beginnings of vast ennui and contemplating the extremes of love. (7)
32 Last? Next to last? Near the end, for sure. (5)
34 A poem that is positively electric. (5)
37 Five hundred equals one hundred? That requires a lot of spin! (4)


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