9 is now the home of the remaining unclued lights, individually or as a pair. Ignore all accents both in the grid and the clues. Brewer confirms the theme.
Across
1 Control diarist meant to arrange (12)
10 Manager’s department. Not half (4)
12 York’s situation around hospital, costing you nothing (10, three words)
14 Swallow departs regularly (3)
15 Document signed about borough’s business transaction (8)
24 Henry’s Queen returned dye (5)
26 Heroine from Jordan’s borders giving nothing to Colombian revolutionaries (9, three words)
27 Greater Manchester town’s no right for soup-pans (9)
29 Money writer gives to church (5)
31 Unwholesome air Americans object about (6)
38 Regularly, it is fairest for rulers (5)
39 Special copper following Savile, finally, during April shower (8)
40 see 32
41 I visit Etna, reviewing horoscopes (10)
42 Poverty neglected — heartless! (4)
43 Cinema show about joker, king and queen, say (12, two words)
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