GENUINE CLASS is an anagram of ALEC GUINNESS, whose films THE LAVENDER HILL MOB and THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT were formed from the words dropped from clue answers.
ACROSS
11 RONDO; hidden
13 BA(THE)RS; bat hers
14 SHADE; 2 mngs.
15 ERFURT; Fr in true (all rev.)
16 SEE RED; s(t)eered
17 SOUK; so UK
21 (LAVENDER) WATER; anag.
23 FLIRTY; I rt in fly
24 IRENE; ire NE
25 OVINE; VI in one
27 ENMESH; anag.
29 S(HILL)INGS; sh ill in G S
30 DACE; d ace
31 FAT CAT; f a + tact (rev.)
35 SENHOR; hidden
38 ABRUS; a brus(h)
39 (MOB)CAPS; o,b,c in maps
40 TORIC; to(o) ric(h)
DOWN
1 ASBESTOS; best in a SOS
2 LEA(THE)R; e in lather
3 EARFUL; (f)earful
4 GOER; go(n)er
5 UNSTATED; t in unsated
6 IDES; (a)ides
7 (MAN)NOSE; no in manse
8 ECARTE; hidden
9 (IN)SIDE; n in I’s ide(a)
10 SEE(THE)D; tee (rev.) in shed
12 SHEARED; sh! eared
18 KINGCUP; hidden
19 ORES; (m)ores
20 CYNOSURE; anag.
21 WIMP; w Imp.
22 REVERSES; RE verses
26 INTRON; I n t r on
28 SAHARA; a RA has (all rev.)
31 (WHITE) FANG; anag. + G
32 (SUIT)ABLE; U it in sable
33 ASTI; asti(r)
34 TOON; too n
36 EPIC; hidden
37 OPUS; (Oct)opus
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