2440: Dizzy tiny blonde

The unclued lights (as four pairs and a singleton which includes an abbreviation and apostrophe) are of a kind. 36 is an acronym and 10 includes an accent. Solvers should highlight a further themed title of two words hidden separately in the

final grid.

Across

1    Sheriff’s officer’s wild spat during argument (8)

12    Land on tree; mother has pronounced dead first (10, two words)

13    English work about wing flap (6)

14    24 change of heart for this bishop (7)

15    Girl in The Crown that’s on her knees (8)

18    Pair paid the bill on both legs? (9, hyphened)

19    Former PM presenter with sound of whirling waters by civic bigwig (9, two words)

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The Waspi women don’t deserve compensation

20    Heartless worries! (4)

21    Players moaned on the radio (4)

27    Cheap and nasty introduction to Thomas by his author (6)

29    Days gone by in the boundaries of Yorkshire (4)

32    Tiles from a tea shop, with edge of roof having collapsed (9, two words)

34    Like viruses — a cryptic clue, all right! (9)

38    Costumier loses stone cooking Japanese omelette (7)

39    Most logical form of assent (6)

40    Produce notes about tiny number offering bribes (10)

41    Like a spot decision for a quick photo of card game (4)