Trick or Treat by Deuce

Puzzle explanation

The extra letters in wordplay of across clues spelt “Brexit means Brexit — PM May”. The left side of the grid had EU removed from some answers and represented half of an English flag, with the names FARAGE and JACOB REES-MOGG forming half of a cross of St George. In the right side, UK was removed from some answers, and the resolved clashes gave Barnier, arranged like the stars on (half of) an EU flag. Any colours were accepted for the highlighting.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Answer (unclued letters) Explanation [extra letter]
Across
1 R(EU)TERS (repo)RTERS
5 J(UK)EBOXES (SEX + OBE) < after J(ob)
10 OGEE ([B]E + EGO) <
11 ACAPNIA (A PAI[R] CAN)
13 INK-SAC (IN CAS[E] + (attac)K) *
14 WADI DI[X] after (W + A)
16 SOOT SO + O + [I]T
17 GED G(lu)E [T](este)D
18 NITE TI[M]E * after (afternoo)N
19 WHARVE (W[E] HEAR + V) *
20 SLED DE[A]LS <
21 URBANE UR[N] + BANE
25 FARAGE FAR + [S]AGE
27 ATTACH TA in [B]ATCH
29 INSECT [R]INSE + C(arpe)T
30 ET AL [E]LATE <
33 ROUTES (SET U[X]OR) <
36 SAFE (U)SA [I]F E(uropean)
37 LUM L(owland) + [T]UM
38 ÂMES A + ME[P]S
39 OSSI [M]ISO’S *
40 ATAXIA [M]AA around TAXI
41 REALIGN ALI in [A]NGER <
42 EVEN SEVENT[Y] − S − T
43 N(EU)ROLOGY (YGO + LORN) <
44 D(UK)EDOM (MODE + D) <
Down
1 R(EU)NIONS ONIONS with R(ed) for O(range)
2 TONSIL TOIL around N/S
3 RESTED homophone of WRESTED
4 SEA SLUGS (GLASSES + (teq)U(ila)) *
5 JACOB JA + BOB with C for first letter
6 BAIT BIT around A(ngler)
7 OPERANT OPERA + NT
8 EIDENT I in (EDEN + T(artan))
9 SAIDEST SA + IDES + (tes)T
12 AVOW (A + VW) around O
15 D(EU)TERIUM (MUD around (I + RET)) <
17 GREAT A(UK)S REATA in GS
22 REE 2 meanings
23 BAC C after BA
24 ATTESTED A + (contrac)T + TESTED
25 FORLORN F OR L OR N
26 ANT-HILL THAN * + ILL
28 MOUSER MO + USER
30 ESSIVE SIEVES *
31 ALBINO (IN LAB) * + O
32 L(UK)EWARM (RAW in MEL) <
34 SMOG S(tock) + M(int) + O(nions) + G(arlic)
35 HEAVY HE + A + V(er)Y
38 AGIO (b)A(r)G(a)I(n) O(n)
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