The unclued lights (one hyphened, one of two words), individually or as four pairs, are of a kind.
Across
4 Small thief accepting a lead album for cuttings (9)
10 Photographer’s kit cases with 40 systems (10)
11 Composer from Harlem, composed (6)
12 Unscrupulous member of the French Academy drops tenor (7)
14 Speeds new shipment NHS omitted (5)
15 Separate old coil (5)
16 A chore cooking vegetable (6)
22 He certainly puts his foot down (8)
23 Most haggard marine removed from unclued pair, maybe (7)
27 No organ here — now that’s a drama, we’re told (7)
29 Not acquired — left in or left out! (8)
32 French article when edited is not cut (6)
36 Greatly refurbished gallery (7)
37 Church member sounds fatuous (6)
39 Time one who made mistakes as anarchist (9)
40 Host, male, in the City, mid-week (5)
Down
2 Broadcasting out of Barcelona, irregularly (5, two words)
3 Intention to harm married girl (6)
4 Rents Scottish teleprinter on board (7)
5 Boards to send by river (10)
9 Some cook a leek.
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