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Many thanks, trevor, though I do not understand the answer for 15 ( Onion ).

Some help with these, please:
29(AC): jewel thief is a potential killer( 6, two words) :
???M??
DOWN
15 The head that's characteristic of the Russian church(5): ?NI??
31 Churchmen waving signal around prison( 9 ):
???????N?
40 Would it reveal gossip about state? ETATIST? ( Anagram of "it" and "state"?)

Thanks for all your help in advance!

maybe it is the wrong answer Lecrack.

31 Anglicans.

what letters do you have for 40?

29 DOWN - Ice Man
40 A. Antenna

15 A is definitely Onion. Russian churches have onion domes, onion has been used before, to mean 'head' in crosswords.

I am not doing the crossword, but would like to add that Anne Bradford's Crossword Dictionary gives "head" as a synonym for "onion".

Still seeking help for these last few:
40 AC: Would it reveal gossip about state?(7): ??T????
( I understand ANTENNA. )
33AC: Karnataka, formerly, note, has blooming interior, to the east ( 6 ) : ??S???
38AC: Fleecy head-wrap from ancient African region( 5 ):
?U???
36AC: Circle's grim repute ( 5 ): ??O??

DOWN:
28: Pacific islands accepting small savoury ( 6 ): ?A????
29 Jewel thief is a potential killer( 6, two words ):
?C?M??
Many thanks again for the help! I am understanding this genre of crossword better now for my own gratification!

ana is gossip, Tenn is, i guess, Tennessee for antenna.
33 mysore.

33. Mysore (the former name of Karnataka,)
36. Odour, repute (just o/circle+dour)
28. Samosa - Samoa, Pacifiic islands, with 's'/small inside.

38 nubia?