The dozen unclued lights can be arranged in a specific sequence when preceded by or followed by their sequence indicators which do not appear in the puzzle. But, two clued solutions happen to include the second word of the sequence! All but one (at 19, with an apostrophe) of the dozen resulting phrases can be verified in Brewer or Chambers. Ignore two accents, and 15D includes an abbreviation.
Across
1 Talk of money for hidden store (5)
10 Hurry up and organise a change of home (10, four words)
11 Firebomb constituent buddy found in Asian country (6)
12 Hardly protection from the rain (7)
14 For separating an area of the airport (5)
16 Greek disheartened beautiful French girl (6)
22 Temporarily lose range after half a mile returning to church (8)
23 Gala certainly shows these stars (7)
27 Mostly work fast to become wealthy (7)
32 Greatly exaggerated at the start on the left-hand page (6, two words)
34 Former naval people run in all directions (5)
35 Dirty article removed for relation (5)
36 Surprisingly, ring USA for these weapons? (7)
38 Guiding principle — longed to change order (10, two words)
39 Facing early light serving up teas to protected children (9)
40 Junior clerics no company for cathedral administrators (5)
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