Bait and switch: Each clue below can be answered by changing one letter in the given, capitalized word, and then anagramming the letters. Some easy, some may be alterative spellings, hyphenated or Britspeak, and a few that may need the Stitchionary. There may even be the odd two-word answer...

Plenty to go round, so feel free to grab a few.

LATHER

-1. Type of low wood-built house-
-2. Messenger, harbinger
-3. Deep anger
-4. Mineral form of sodium chloride
-5. Lady of the night
-6. Rascal, also a page
-7. Type of red wine
-8. Small settlement
-9. Fireplace
-10. Suit
-11. Shortage
-12. Pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
-13. Exuberant, unrestrained
-14. German theologian who led the Reformation
-15. Business syndicate or combine
-16. Austrian composer and conductor
-17. City in north-east Pakistan
-18. Hesitate; stumble
-19. Hate intensely
-20. Progress at great speed
-21. Changes
-22. Northern Manhattan neighbourhood
-23. Brought to a stop
-24. Floral arrangement
-25. Fine cord
-26. Being the second-mentioned of two
-27. Turning machines
-28. Second wife of Jacob in the Old Testament
-29. Baby's toy
-30. Role played by Geena Davis
-31. Gun (slang)
-32. Commercial fishing vessel
-33. Deadly
-34. Slavery
-35. Indication or warning of probable trouble
-36. Go from one place to another
-37. Affluence
-38. Collect together
-39. Give an account of
-40. Cervine cephalic bony outgrowth

9. hearth

11. dearth

33. lethal

37. wealth

Morning Rog. Did I take too many?

Not at all, Remi!

2. Herald
3. Hatred
8. Hamlet

1. chalet
21. alters
22. Harlem

Joan, Lex - all good!

Looks like you guys got some bad weather on the East Coast?

4. halite
5. harlot
6. varlet

They look good, michele!

Our paper says Florida is covered in snow! Surely not - we remember seeing the New Year in at Disneyworld - shorts and T-shirt during the day, jeans and light sweater at night...

12. anther
14. Luther
28. Rachel

Yes, Fil!

Rog, one of our dear contributors lives in Erie, PA.
Wanna see some snow, google it.

Wow... !!

10 - hearts

18 - falter

Both good, OB!

25. thread

23. Halted
30. Thelma
38. Gather

40. antler

27. lathes

All perfect, folks!

7. claret
15. cartel

..and they're anagrams!

29. rattle

34. thrall
35. threat

Keep 'em coming, messieurs et mesdames!