The unclued lights are of a kind.
Across
1 Vegetables brunettes prepared with bass and asparagus tip (6, 5)
7 Small flat’s ready (3)
11 Instrument panel from aunt’s Skoda collapsed in accident, initially (6)
13 Nearly caught out – that’s wrong (7)
15 Big hit, getting caught – 50 and dismissed (5)
16 Youthful age giving support to province (5)
17 Claim from member in dailies, now and again (6)
18 Juliet’s predecessor, one needing first aid, on reflection (5)
20 Measure about 11 tuns (2,4)
21 Who courted regularly in Shropshire town? (5)
22 Hippopotamus so positive returning a bit to marsupial (7)
27 Young lad admits old students behave rowdily (7)
29 Greek isle where early Brit swaps sides (5)
30 Earl is inside, not steady – this won’t happen again (3-3)
34 Like to run, not on the flat (6)
37 Piano, not in time, backing viola’s piece (5)
39 Special ability of independent in kind (6)
40 Agent provocateur’s introduction into fringes of society (3)
41 7T7 reorganised for parity (4,7)
Down
2 Slavery in the real Spain twice dismissed by RC priest (8)
3 Perks up foreign singers mid-week (9)
4 Chinamen involved with Bury and European team (6,6)
6 One young chap in native land, dressing (5,3)
7 A last bit of linguini with half the olives and mayonnaise (5)
9 Ring on display on computer screen (4,2)
10 Measures some purser carefully takes up (5)
14 New irises come up like onyx, say (4-8)
19 Last month knight wasted nine shillings for game onboard (4,6)
23 Deficiency from er or epoc, for instance? (8)
24 Holy collection with time for guidance (8)
25 A large round ring of cattle wagons (6)
28 Sporting occasion where attractive girl keeps quiet (3-3)
31 Space flight near the moon will pass quickly (3-2)
33 Young Elizabeth is second-class online trader (5)
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