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There is a total of 12 unclued lights in this puzzle, six appearing singly as normal, with the other six appearing as a duo in three longer solutions, and five of them are associated with 20. All are verified in Chambers.

The unclued lights are linked to the title, two using the same thematic content. Across 11    Search volunteer army among workers’ opponents (10) 13    Omitting king from good book stupefies (5) 14    Sails outdo symbol of the working class? (5,3) 17    Entice fish back to the sheltered side (7) 18    More equine shows after removing a problematic presenter initially from Repair Shop broadcast (7) 19    Clearly demonstrating event is so misplaced (9) 22    Ate fish with head removed (3) 23    Soldiers’ garrulous talk heading for MOD release?

‘1A/36A/1D/4D’ (five words in total) is an extract from a song about the escape of 21D/15D (three words in total). Remaining unclued lights tell when and whence the escape occurred.

The unclued lights can be arranged to form an unbroken chain with the last three letters of one word becoming the first three of the next one.

The unclued lights are of a kind.

The unclued lights are of a kind, verifiable in Brewer. Across 5 Parodies reflecting works of Shakespeare primarily (6) 9 A fishy character found the lady’s not hard to gauge (10) 16    Briefly research arm’s length trade on Vinted?

The unclued lights (one of three words), individually or as three pairs and a trio) are of a kind, one doing double duty, and all but one are from the same source. Ignore any possible definite article and one apostrophe. Across 1 African fox regularly takes fish to intrude on territory (8) 6 Stir former partner with call (6) 11    Publican with a decorative plant (5) 13    Gulpers out on a spending spree (7) 14    OT patriarch points to taxes (6) 17    Islander giving small book to another (8) 21    Feet ends pose problems!

Eight unclued entries (three of two words) possess a property implied by the title’s other title. Across 8    King stops silly plan (5)13    Hindu retreat remains half-packed (6)15    In favour of 60% spirit strength? (3)16    Old committee in power demurs, failing India twice (9)18    Elise rejected old vinegar (5)19    Mostly annoyed by introduction of tacky casual wear (1-5)20    Kind people from Ukraine first in discomfort (7)21    Packs of big cats injured two thirds of 9D (6)25    Regularly roughened curve (4)26    Society promised new germinating cells (9)27    Blockage in turbo sent for repair?

The unclued lights (four of three words) provide a literary quotation, its speaker and its author.

The unclued lights (two of two words and two hyphened) are of a kind and all are listed somewhere in Chambers 13th edition. Across 11    A learner with rheum oozing from the shoulder (7) 13    Clear thinking here rebuilding terminal by Dover with deliveries cancelled (5,4) 14    Switch sides of black sword (5) 16    Many craft, seaborne, included (5) 19    Shakespearean character returned as seductive woman (7) 21    W.G.

Eight unclued lights, two of which consist of two words, are of a kind.

A ship is the theme. Clockwise round the perimeter from 39 appear a type of event followed by the names of three such events she attended with distinction and the name of her most famous passenger (6,3,8,5,2,4,3,4,9,8). Unclued lights give her nickname (a pair) and her final role.

Seven unclued lights (two of two words) precede and four follow a word defined by the title and all are verifiable in Brewer. Across 1    Last of rowers having to cut down blade (5)4    Church feature spoilt RC chateau (5,4)11    Lectern’s Roman standard (5)12  More macho Walford family (7)14    Schumann variations on four notes – one doubled (5)15    Italian wine store empty?

To CREATE an EQUATION from the PUZZLE NUMBER, INTRODUCE an EQUALS SIGN and RAISE a SINGLE DIGIT. By following this instruction, 2733 becomes 27=33.

All but one of the unclued lights are of a kind, verifiable in Brewer. The remaining one links the others. Ignore one apostrophe and two accents. Across 12    Prepare linguine vongole starter for opening ceremony (9) 13    Two guys retiring to Hawaiian island (5) 15    Cartoonists redesign a main story, cutting the end (9) 16    Letter about convict in fur coat (6) 20    Sore feeling follows a dry official (7) 21    Game start for cavalier tough guy (6) 22    Notice vicar coming back with bishop drunkenly?

The unclued Across and Down solutions are of two kinds, entered accordingly: five are of two or three words.

To 31D an 37A from the 29D 28A, 19A an 14A 1A and 11D a 23A 35D. Across 5 One reeling in buck before breaking into half-concealed grin (9) 12    Father absorbed by belief system covered in Virginia? (9) 15    Partly cauterised organs (5) 16    This requires at least two pieces facing each other (8) 17    European claims lengthy heroic works? (6) 20    It stains rice on boiling (6) 25    Compound float on Scottish lake ‘repaired’ (8) 27    In America, kill kindred where bodies won’t rot?

The unclued lights consist of seven themed categories A to G (with G being interpreted very loosely) which are highlighted in yellow in the grid. Each themed category leads to six unclued theme words A to F, one of two words and another hyphened. Across 11    Bishop always upset item in bar (5) 13    Drink Church of Scotland finally banned (3) 16    Knight upset silver hay-cart (6) 18    Friends from abroad three-quarters down the list. That’s wrong (5) 20    Walk in west and east parts of Paris (4) 26    After parking drink in enclosed area (4) 29    Corrie character not born in France taking extra time (4) 30    Seabird seen during the pm?

A quote (ODQ, 8th edition) runs around the grid’s perimeter, beginning at 3. It is preceded by the first name of its author, whose surname is an unclued entry. Four further unclued entries consist of two leaders, a receptacle, and its contents; letters of the five unclued entries unchecked by clue answers may be rearranged to spell out ‘BASK IN CHANTS’. Two sides, in short, should be highlighted.