The paired unclued lights (1D/6, 14/25, 36/32 and 39/1A) are, AS THEY SAY when the title of the puzzle is translated, four French idioms listed in Brewer.
First prize Clive West, Old Windsor, Berkshire
Runners-up Simon Coxall, Royston, Hertfordshire; Mark Saxon, Stockport

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