The unclued lights (six of two words and one of three words), one pair or individually, are of a kind, verifiable in Brewer. Ignore one apostrophe.

        Across

   1    Declare nothing will stop crime, causing disgust (8)

   6    Attack, losing head in drinking bout (6)

11    Objects to intellects (5)

13    Young girl by supermarket, getting potato (7)

14    Humble faculty head embraces Doc (6)

16    Tail, small and trim (4)

17    Certainly not Greenland! (2-2,4)

21    African, say, on the wing, no good performing (3-5)

23    What about painting crosswise? (7)

25    Half a pound at Greek isle (3)

26    Sea loch oddly not in Seville (3)

28    Fringe member? (7)

29    Murderers showing sign of hesitation visiting headland near Eyemouth (8)

35    What you expect little puppies to do, at first? (4)

36    Extremely hot Scottish loch. Not feasible (6)

39    Energy generated by first Surrey eleven (5)

41    Crashes on bypasses (6)

42    Nineveh resident on a ship at rainy resort (8)

         Down

   1    Fellows welcomed by heretics who reside in Yerevan (9)

   2    Useless little film receiving Oscar (4)

   4    Supplement of newspaper ultimately adopted by trendy group (6)

   5    Scraps with eccentric fellows on the way up (8)

   6    Greek princess in song, bottom raised (7)

   7    Ornamental italic hearts at foot of fylfot. Not half (5)

   8    Having many factories on the River Test (10)

   9    A part of Edinburgh Castle, I think – only a part (5)

18    Extend arms to south Utrecht, unusually (10)

19    Isle with tufa spread around ducts (8)

22    Cut pieces for tax collectors (9)

24    In it to win it. Not them! (4-4)

27    Supports – but not for long (7)

30    Well-oiled locks (6)

32    Decline of holy sisterhood (5)

33    Short month working at the airfield (5)

37    Wear coat regularly at cricket ground often visited by the Fremantle Doctor (4)

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