The unclued lights from 1 Down to 44 are of a kind with 4 overrunning a barline into 22. Ignore their four accents. The highlighted squares, read in order row by row reveal the theme and are a translation of the puzzle’s title.
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1 Most splendid former capital with bombed site (8)
5 Upmarket magazine with marginal comment at end of entry (6)
12 First half of the rabble is groovy! (6)
13 Hudson and Kitty go fishing here? (8, two words)
17 Like laciest pants? (7)
18 Battle with girl and friends across the channel (7)
20 Woollen cloth cut before getting put away in E13 borough (8)
25 Sound of contempt from stupid fellow in Tampa. Not half (3)
26 Small computer operating without letter (7)
28 Rides round Austria, in trouble, so contacts over the airwaves (7)
29 Small book fit for favourite (3)
31 Shakespeare challenging while speaking (8)
34 Spiteful verger’s first in command meets outstanding debts (7)
36 Small pieces torn off Scouse bird on board (7)
39 Some German waste recycled (5)
41 Expert in the Listener? (6)
42 Analyses once more characters from Ximenes’ era (10, hyphened)
43 Distressing year in Hertfordshire town (6)
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