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

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.

Eight unclued entries include the names of an event and six who took part, and a memorial to one of them.

Eight unclued lights (three of two words, including an abbreviation) comprise two ingredients, an instruction and its instructor, and the work in which they feature. The ODQ provides confirmation. Across 1 Terribly pale, Tacitus yields (11) 11    Exotic fruit and slice of smelly cheese (6) 15    Tea after endless day in Russian cottage (5) 16    Pub screening sport in lead-up to ski jump (5) 17    Collide with cycles, back end first (6) 18    Fur coats originally sold in Slavic city (5) 21    Element of flamenco, initially jaunty and light, eventually overwhelming (5) 22    Departed, leaving female unescorted?

Two of the eight unclued entries, appropriately placed, were likened to two others by a name hidden in the grid. The other four unclued entries are thematic. Unchecked letters could be arranged to spell ‘NO VAIN OAP MISBELIEVER, HIM’.

A quotation (in the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations) runs clockwise around the perimeter of the grid, beginning with the last letter of 20. The apostrophe has to be included where it appears. Five unclued lights are of a kind; one is directly linked to the quotation, the others indirectly. Across 9 Dangerous atmosphere in outskirts of Hackney (5) 10    Criticise extremely burdensome tariff (6) 11    Careless ironworker losing wok by mistake (2,5) 13    Auntie putting end of thumb on buzzer (4) 15    Idiot and old spies regularly billed as ‘potentially connected’ (10) 16    Reportedly joined model, 33, in bath?

Eight unclued lights are of a kind.

The eight unclued lights are of a kind. Across 1               One slandering and misrepresenting our claimant (11) 7               Purpose of Maoism oddly forgotten (3) 11            Trees concealing old furrow (6) 13            Bitterness of soldier on the radio (7) 15            Signature is tamper-proof, to some extent (5) 17            Sturdy or, conversely, broken?

Seven unclued lights are connected by an eighth. Elsewhere, ignore one acute accent and one apostrophe.

Eight unclued entries are of a kind. Their unchecked letters can be rearranged to spell out ‘A DISBELIEVING GAUL COULD ACT’. Across 1    Protecting bats utterly absorbs adult (8) 5    Kind of frightening when blowing top (6) 14    Guy ignoring both sides of family (3) 16    Endorse leaders of alternative fuel company (6) 17    Radium finally corroded two bones (5) 20    Tell of knight advancing in rank and energy (7) 22    Channel Islands and Reims manufactured helmet trimmings (7) 24    Regard cycling as threat (7) 25    Blacklegs that you shouldn’t pick?

Eight unclued lights are of a kind. Their unchecked and mutually checked letters can be rearranged to spell ‘LIKE IMPIOUS MYTHIC LOCH NESS MONSTER’. Ignore an acute accent and two hyphens.

Eight unclued lights are of a kind. Their unchecked and mutually checked letters can be rearranged to spell TOY OF A PARISH DEACON.

The eight unclued lights are, or were, of a kind.

Eight unclued lights can be followed by the same word. Their unchecked letters can be arranged to spell out ‘QUALIFY A REVUE’.

Eight unclued lights spell out the second half of a poem: ‘8 (4,5) 37; 1D (6,4); 39 (3,6) 40; 10 (3,5,2) 24 25.’ The title cryptically suggests its author.

3 28 40 1D 8 37. Two other unclued entries were involved. Ignore accents.

Five unclued lights are descriptions of another (four words), from another, by another (two words). Elsewhere, ignore one accent.

Eight unclued lights (four of two words) are of a kind.   Across 1 False prophet faces interjection, perhaps (12, three words) 10 Old soldier heartily opposes Prohibition (4) 12 Women perorate furiously about Welsh sustainable energy source (10, two words) 14 Spell first half of ‘exhume’ wrong (3) 15 Person rebuking extremely restive demonstrator (8) 19 Porky pianist regularly stays in bed (6, hyphened) 22 Such fish are briefly making comeback in channels (6) 24 Onions’ relative originally eaten on knife (5) 27 Playing reggae on street, daughter moved unsteadily (9) 29 Chauvinist dictator’s spirit and energy (5) 31 Mother of singer Grace Jones finally entering Assam?

Seven unclued entries had the same relationship to an eighth (appearing as the two other unclued lights).   Across 1    Tease females after tea (5) 9    Misrepresentation of man in notes from St Paul?