Fieldfare

Unclued lights consist of a quotation (in ODQ), its speaker and source, and a synonym (one hyphened) of each of its three words. Its author appears in the grid and must be shaded.

Around the perimeter starting at one corner run two lines of a verse (ten words). Two unclued lights give the name of the author (in her formal style); other unclued lights give one association with each of the adjectives in the quotation.   Across 10    Smile conceals a natural character (5) 11    Eastern exercise in goodness is vain (5) 14    Clever Scots start to get on (4) 15    I left flying Gulf Air, not rich (6) 17    A few lines, and three more, including English correspondence (8) 20    Growing attached, is less easy at first to dislodge (7) 22    Old jingle about this ruler (4) 24    A conquest of Zeus?

Four unclued lights (eight words in all) form a phrase describing an activity.

Along the top and bottom rows of the grid runs a seasonal quotation of 11 words. 81 clues contain a superfluous word; the initial letters of these words in clue order spell out another seasonal quotation of 21 words; ignore the apostrophe. Other unclued lights (five of two words, one of three), singly or linked, give the surnames of the two authors, the works from which the quotations come, and titles of six other works by each author. Any initial ‘The’ in titles is in all cases omitted. The final unclued light is the name of a work not by, but based on, one of the authors, and should be highlighted.

Unclued lights (three of two words; ignore one apostrophe) may be grouped to form a related triad.   Across   1    Old wife to claim freebie from party (8, two words) 5    Arrest of secret police (6) 11    King’s job reduced: that hurt part of the fleet (10) 16    From lack of energy Roman general loses a navy (5) 17    Cudgels seen abandoned on mountain (7) 20    Special toy for child with which to paint (8) 25    From poet, a conceit for 28 Feb?

Unclued lights (one of three words) are of a kind, as suggested by the title.   Across   7    Mostly stern examination (3) 11    African’s body to rest briefly (6) 13    One fitted into more extensive counter (7) 15    Entice to enter round dance (5) 16    Having only a small Kazakh coin, couldn’t visit restaurant?

‘ROCK OF AGES CLEFT FOR ME’ (1D/19) is a work by AUGUSTUS TOPLADY (18/13). ELIZABETH WINDSOR (4A/26) and MICHELLE OBAMA (12/34A) were each suggested by TOPLADY. Title: associated hymn tune.   First prize Peter and Jeannie Chamberlain, Rushden, Northants   Runners-up M.

Extra letters in clues plus 1A give ‘the separation of philosophers into sages and cranks’, an extract from a quotation by QUINE (35). 24, 25, 29 are sages; 17, 39, 42 are cranks.