The unclued lights (one of two words, one of which is an abbreviation) are of kind and between them go back to number 1. Elsewhere, ignore an accent.
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3 Simple meal obtained from shady dung pit (12, two words)
10 To hear’s what is involved here (7)
11 Former student adapting usual start and finish to Milton (7)
13 Armstrong, say – singular fast bowler (8)
16 Regularly toddle down to theatre (5)
18 Impress priest and state time (5)
19 Hopeless endeavour of miserable fellow nursing wild cats (9, two words)
24 Carp about new gear brought back for craft (7)
25 Rank around gallery (4)
26 1970s Bishop of London lives in the former “capital of Buchan” (7)
28 Popular teams’ organs (7)
32 Support the others during latter half of battle (7)
33 Card opponents with date in cottage room (3)
35 French boy admitting reserve Lotus’s finally without fuel (9)
37 Group that’s required by flower arrangers (5)
39 Sense-organs throbbed – not half (5)
40 Means of transport to triage, apparently (8)
43 Providing joint backing, company soon changes during season (12)
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