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The unclued lights are of a kind. One of them consists of two separate theme-words juxta-posed: one is of two words and two have to be paired. The letters in the red squares spell another theme-word and the letters in the yellowsquares can be arranged to form yet another (two-word) theme word. Across 1 Realise she can be awkward (6) 11    Pedro’s ‘See you later’ makes Oates laugh (5,5) 14    Bravo, gents, maybe May’s first flower (5) 18    Sky lad mixed polyester resins (6) 19    Bristle at small letter (4) 22    38 with mould in relief (6) 24    Obtain oil that’s for cooking the chop? (9) 25    European birds in the housetops?

The unclued lights, all but one being two or more words and some could include a hyphen, are of a kind.

The unclued lights share a common feature, while two trios from among the clued Down solutions do so to a lesser extent. Ignore an acute accent.

The unclued lights are of a kind on line. Across 4 PC and Noddy seen in trouble.

Nine unclued lights (with one doing double duty) can be arranged into a possible quiz show announcement with the word lengths: 2,4,3,7,6,3,7,7,2,4,2,4,4,2,4,5. The three remaining unclued lights are possible answers. Elsewhere, ignore one accent. Across 4 Democracies do wrong without desserts (3,6) 9 English artist having month involved with 38 (6,4) 11    Evaluate report for show (5) 12    Colonist who pays the bill?

The unclued lights, including a pair and six of two words, form an association which a normal entry clearly suggests.

The title wrote three unclued lights (one of two words) with the letter-count (3,8,6,4), whose members are the other unclued lights (two pairs, another of two words and a singleton). Solvers must highlight the singleton’s missing moniker hidden in the completed grid. Across 11    Half the beans initially seem superfluous accompanying hot paste with chillis (7) 12    Seashore grass blowing back and forth (6) 14    Just a moment for A.

The unclued four-letter solutions can be paired in a particular way to form the four remaining eight-letter unclued lights. Across 1 Burns searches thoroughly around Union Street (8) 5 Developed green, variable power (6) 10    Labour man’s entertaining turn (5,5) 12    Irish backing chorister on Venetian bridge (6) 13    New tune outside? (5,3) 16    Account of help sent back to railway (5) 17    US cocktail that’s pungent (7) 18    Sporting cry in match – touch and go, finally (5-2) 20    Sunday crossword for Tom, Dick and Harry (8) 25    Stiff paper, way-out neckwear?

The unclued lights (including a pair) are of a kind. Across 3              No manual required for addict at pre-season match (4-8) 10            Old store attendants operating on different levels (4-3) 11            Extra name in article about garden feature (7) 13            Room spray distributed to armies (8) 16            Newspaper aunt’s torment (5) 19            Mum, almost for ever, in ward (9) 22            Cast is enormous, but not good (3) 24            Unemployable boffin regularly by river (2,2,3) 25            Have some sense – charge pounds!

The unclued lights (including a pair, one word of which has to be read in reverse) are each somehow related to one other. Two grid entries are of two words and one (jocular) entry has four words and includes an apostrophe. Across 10            Where lines meet new lines (4) 12            Payment to landlord as the Earth moved?

The unclued lights (two of two words) are of a kind. Across 1              Awards for very large Cadillacs, say (6) 11            Dave, Keith and I reviewed viceroy’s territory (10) 14            Basque cap with pillowcase on end of cot (5) 15            During performance, steal a jumper (7) 18            Healthy food on the golf course (6) 22            Scottish 37 destroyed sledge (6) 25            Heart of the justification for isle (5) 26            Suave young socialite is lost, commentating on TMS?

The unclued lights become phrases, verifiable in Brewer, when their first (or, in one case, last) undefined word is added. One normal solution (also thematic in a way) includes the red and yellow names. Ignore all accents.

The unclued lights form four trios each associated with one of four theme words which solvers must discover and which do not appear in the grid. The 27 unchecked letters of these unclued lights for the wholly irrelevant comment: SO, DOC, CHARM EVELYN, GIRL FROM BBC.

The unclued lights (one of three words and two of two words), individually and one pair, can be verified in conjunction with the same headword in Brewer.

The unclued lights are of a kind and are listed in Chambers. Across 1    Dry duck takes in energy drink (8) 6    Least exciting exam takes a minute (6) 10    Place for improvement?

The unclued lights, two of which accommodate two theme words, can be sorted into four trios of related words, each forming a reducing chain of 6, 5 and 4 letters. Across 11    Disentangle one French composer (7) 14    Department having some bargain dresses (5) 16    Annoying children – crazy right through (5) 19    Surfer returned French hooter at 1.10 (7) 21    Something penned by Lehar, I assume?

The unclued lights, four of two words, two individually or six pairs bear a common feature. One of the words does double duty, and another appears in two forms. Ignore three accents in the completed grid.         Across    1    Criminal having cheese biscuit that’s not bad (4-7)    7    Found in cage in tribunal (3) 13    You and I will get lost first with it becoming brighter than 39! (4-3) 16    G and S operas at hotel that’s amongst the greens (5) 17    Scottish challenge at the poultry farm, unendingly (6) 18    Scowl at cow?

The unclued lights (one of three words) are of a kind and can be verified in Brewer, whose spelling is used.

The unclued lights (one of two words) are of a recent kind.

The unclued Across lights are of a kind, as are the related unclued Down lights. The yellow and red squares, when read in order row by row, confirm the theme.         Across    1    Feel rip-off by stewards providing obligatory features on board (4,10) 11    Section of grammar review of Aeneid (three chapters) (9) 17    Pulling evenly, stripped part of a bone (5) 20    Vintage model – it crashed (3-4) 21    Daub top layers of special paint on gatehouse (7) 24    Threaten to drive around small state (7) 25    Learn about description of organ (5) 26    Passions and fashions!