The transformation is 10A (three words), which suggests the other unclued lights, including one of two words and one hyphened.
Across
1 Similar object I really change (8)
6 Hot dog including everything (6, two words)
12 Duck, bloody, that is sent back (5)
13 Bending law welcomed by fellow in government (7)
15 Make obscure study about religious object (6)
16 Journalist to cook tuber (4)
20 In Italy, love to catch contest in Highland resort (8)
22 Escape with home’s ancient candlesticks (7)
25 Funny game with maiden over (3)
27 Partake of repast with nothing odd in it (3)
28 English consent to keep hat for parts of head (7)
34 A month by gallery without partitions (8)
36 Insect popular with rodents from the east (6)
37 Manufactured as in car plants (7)
38 Grabbed by clientele, mild resin (5)
39 Swinging threesomes with gin is what raises temperature (13)
40 Grasp one sports instructor (6)
41 Like universities educated British 14 in mistake (8)
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