Freelancers solution
by Kegler
As indicated by 14A 29A, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, eighteen answers “contract” IND into a single square.
Across
| 1 | A(M)OK |
| 4 | S + K{IND} + I'VE + D |
| 10 | {IND}ECISIVE (SINCE I VIED anag) |
| 11 | GUN (2 defs) |
| 12 | RA{IND}ANCE (A DARN NICE anag) |
| 14 | INDEPENDENT |
| 16 | STUD (DUST anag) |
| 17 | FOURTH ("FORTH" hom) |
| 20 | UNARMED (MAUNDER anag) |
| 22 | P + IN(DO + W)N |
| 25 | TA(MAR + {IN)D} |
| 26 | {IND}E(X)ED |
| 27 | AYE ("I" hom) |
| 28 | A(G,E)NTS |
| 29 | CONTRACTORS |
| 33 | TRAW + L (rev) |
| 35 | B{IN(D}IN)G |
| 38 | GR{IN(D)}S |
| 39 | R + EEL (rev) |
| 40 | RYES ("RISE" hom) |
| 41 | NE(VERM{IN)D} |
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Down
| 1 | A + E + GIS |
| 2 | MOUNTAIN DEW (NUDE MIA WON'T anag) |
| 3 | K{IND} + RED |
| 4 | SE(AP)EN (PA rev) |
| 5 | {IND}IA (hidden) |
| 6 | VICEroy |
| 7 | EVEN + T |
| 8 | DEPT + H(F)INDERS |
| 9 | UNDUE (hidden) |
| 13 | {IND}EFATIGABLE (IT A BAD FEELING anag) |
| 15 | DUMMY (1st letters) |
| 18 | ORATE (ARE TO anag) |
| 19 | SP{IN + D}OC + TOR (rev) |
| 21 | DR(Y)S |
| 23 | OXygEN |
| 24 | WE(S + TW{IN)D} |
| 27 | ATONER (hidden) |
| 30 | ORGY (GORY anag) |
| 31 | C{IND}Y (hidden) |
| 32 | TIRE (2 defs) |
| 34 | AREa |
| 36 | GEt + M |
| 37 | BL{[I/o]ND} |
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