| 1 | Council members left Red back inside; so be it (8) |
| 4 | Reverse side has one of the changes (5) |
| 6 | Very light around this spot and others (8) |
| 9 | Western Hemisphere antelope spun around, reportedly (3,5) |
| 10 | Crude oil in car is unexpectedly incongruous (8) |
| 11 | Heard oration filled with passion (5) |
| 12 | Study describes soldier returning with stoop (5) |
| 13 | Heartlessly ruled and brought under control (6) |
| 15 | Brief description of one walking backwards (5) |
| 17 | Letters in piles set haphazardly (8) |
| 19 | Ultimately schlep recycled metal to plant (8) |
| 20 | Number of crewmen having okay vision (8) |
| 21 | Drain off the lowest point (5) |
| 23 | Starting to like Abe Lincoln's first name (5) |
| 24 | Lovers, traveling empty road, finally decided (8) |
| 25 | Sighs for pair of sublime peaks (8) |
| 26 | Fix a large amount with one kind of pasta (8) |
| 28 | Recording intro to Nirvana's “Evil Spirit” (5) |
| 30 | Bachelor, one from Stockholm, returns and waters the grass? (6) |
| 32 | Picture one crazy game (5) |
| 34 | Get used to backing up computer unit's components (5) |
| 35 | Couple of comments by middle-of-the-road humorist (8) |
| 37 | All to get distressed, where money goes out the window? (8) |
| 39 | One crying quietly left a little rum and Sprite, and five-dollar bills (8) |
| 40 | Shrubbery literally conceals rock (5) |
| 41 | Supporters of autocratic rule finally put wraps around saint (8) |
