2  An exclamation used to express being hurt (2)

 4  Paper holder (4)

 7  To this day (3)

 9  West African storyteller (5)

11 Worked on wood with a handled cutting tool (5)

13 Cooked less well done (5)

14 That thing (2)

15 The 14th letter of the Greek alphabet, Ξ, ξ (2)

16 French clergyman (4)

18 Perform (2)

19 Uses serrated shears (5)

20 An expression of surprise (2)

21 Comfortable, inviting (5)

23 A flowerless plant that reproduce by spores (4)

25 About ships (5)

26 Put to work again (6)

29 Toned (3)

33 Rock music with emotional lyrics (4)

35 A wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface (3)

36 A crested largely blue bird (3)

37 An order of Greek columns (5)

38 Negative reply (2)

39 An expression of hesitation (2)

 2  An expression of dismay or pain (2)

 3  Trouble (2)

 5  The side sheltered from the wind (3)

 6  Dad (2)

 7  To this day (3)

 8  Short for education (2)

10 Threesome (5)

12 Turns sharply (4)

17 Copious abundance (6)

19 The jack of clubs in some games (3)

20 By the hour (6)

22 Ruined (6)

23 Fourth note of the diatonic scale (2)

24 A fairy that is somewhat mischievous (3)

27 A large whale (3)

28 Emotional (3)

30 A public lodging house (3)

31 To blow your horn (4)

32 A type of chili pepper (3)

34 Form of address used to a man (3)