Encryptic

Across

1. Bird saloon prising tool (7)
5. The North and South are one slippery slope (5)
9. Max and I messed up having nothing be self-evidently true (5)
10. One French left their tower to a German mountain range (5)
11. Engineer consumed by evil mythical women (5)
13. Exceptionally supporting underwear for the guts (7)
14. Ads rig on incorrect information along the way (4,4)
16. Cover of Eminem's song on the radio (4)
18. Warfare narrated inside theater (5)
19. Yes, in both France and Germany, people contact the dead using it (5)
21. A hectare is what puzzlehunt junkies typically looks for (3)
22. Trending cap has some vacant void (7)
24. Old Japanese commander taking end of blunt weapon (7)
27. Deadly, vicious, aggressive -- leading fictional gamer Song (3)
30. Following posh lines at max capacity (4)
31. Swift raid held quietly (5)
33. Nation has finally communicate, got top info in making a deal (11)
36. Impromptu tussle in dancer costume (4)
37. Cool call back with some lyrics, first album as one (6)
38. Merit vocal tea container (3)
39. Overly sweet terracotta with ring for ace (4)
40. Auto notice in a hand, perhaps (4)
41. Gene ate spoilt adolescent (7)

Down

2. Bull hole spot marker (2)
3. Odd brown ascarid found to be small tree (6)
4. Morning plant infestation consumed one headless gent resulting in environmental blaze (7,5)
5. Soft stringed instrument (5)
6. Bambi down for liberal mean eyes (4)
7. Plant with bugs? (3)
8. Country is genuine with misplaced guts (6)
10. Fewer gold content, therefore (4)
12. Dane changed into an English girl (4)
15. In for a clear prophet (6)
17. Average love in the morning, for example (8)
20. Uncanny like nose and head bone in the arm (4)
23. Extremely impulsive mind (2)
24. Small silver hanging (3)
25. Set down after three strikes return (6)
26. Take a quick look at goat head spear (6)
28. Six roman cardinal year losing old record (5)
29. Prank against Conservative (5)
30. Financial resource has zero insititute (5)
32. Many sacred hearts had snuck out for a pint (4)
34. Story time with beer (4)
35. Metal press club (4)