(It may be worth noting that this puzzle appeared without a pseudonym.)
Several clues contain words to be extracted before solving. These surplus words fall into 6 consecutive blocks of four, each block providing material to define two further words; one of each pair is an otherwise unclued grid entry, the other a word that differs from that entry in a consistent way. Filling in the central square, solvers must highlight two names – the pseudonym of one, in conjunction with the other features of the puzzle, allows the identification of the setter, while the equivalent remnants of the pseudonym of the other must be highlighted in an unclued entry.
ACROSS
1 Common American group with millions invested in Chinese farmer (10)
9 Girl, English, to finish pints (4)
11 Forbidden cross containing mineral phosphorus (4)
12 A two pound source of tripe, not initially white (7)
13 Poet with heroin aboard vessel (6)
14 Face attempt to reverse discussion in New York (6)
16 Arab going to most of proper camp (4)
17 Poet’s godless article so punctured by heads of each order (7)
19 Chromosome in time securing regional father figure? (5)
20 Austrian euphemism: term for cat meat (5)
22 Expert zoologist backing Dutch species affected by habitat (4)
24 Some model, actress and starlet – graceful creatures (6)
27 Fen decorated by French and English in Italian celebration (6, 2 words)
28 Lives for Hollande’s rivals (4)
30 This writer recalled study in German city (5)
32 Player performing in French opera (5)
33 Pacino role left one enthralled by crazy actor (7)
35 Spanish gold? French are producing other minerals (4)
36 Rare washer, not half dirty, came up to dancer (6)
37 Molecular group I go to find in Holland game (6)
38 Ray Wood playing opening card (7)
40 Local manure, found in compost at home (4)
41 Director’s kept round designer (4)
42 Part of town I see emerging from eccentricity in redesign (10, 2 words)
DOWN
1 Man saws, getting farm subsidies (8)
2 Piqued comment penned by suspect Jewish governors (6)
3 Impregnate kine easily, only some getting born (3)
4 Aloe chopped in a cookery broadcast in some Greek style (7)
5 Historic spleen discharge: see a gash filled with a discharge, ultimately (7)
6 Dense rock apparently molten in heat (8)
7 Alan’s attraction arrived by chance (4)
8 The Scotsman’s tips promoted compositor (5)
10 Material grains upset onset of each enzyme (5)
15 Greasy guest, slovenly, died, having eaten greedily (6)
18 Pouch of rocks that is black and silver retaining cold appearance (6, 2 words)
21 Triumphal comments about air for garish flowering plants (8)
23 Similar individuals’ uppish attitude, limited by pain, minimal energy (8)
25 Greek girl’s difficulty blocking advance payment (7)
26 Real Aussie composer: neat couple of pieces from digeridoo (7)
29 Old French coin driving activity, nothing more (5)
30 Parliament: Queen’s run out before Minister’s final gaffe (5)
31 Charley has one band engaged in old lyric (6)
34 Some cute answer from erotic poet (4)
39 Company around river picking up Tolkien creation (3)
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