December 12th was the birthday of two famous men. Unclued lights (including one of five words, one of two words and a pair totalling four words) give their surnames, two examples of each one’s work, and the birthplace of one. The birth-place (7) of the other will appear in the completed grid and must be shaded. Ignore two accents.
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9 Christmas over in Spanish province (4)
11 Border of Angola tramp crossed (5)
12 Soul of dancing-girl or woman (4)
14 Grand mutton chops ultimately masterpieces (4)
16 Everyone shares naughty poem (6)
18 Water spirit passing November in Italian city (5)
19 Talk of fish repelled me (5)
21 Leaderless rascal meets soldier in battle (8)
22 Chinese after covert safe place in Iran (7)
24 Dejected cardinal fell to the ground (7)
27 American without brown skirts (5)
28 Antiquated parliament fits up heater (7)
33 Dashing underdog saving duke gets reward (7)
35 Hilary, say, at home with Bertie or Charles de Gaulle? (8)
39 Each expert knocked back trifles (5)
40 Diving bird has a lot of time in shallow lake (6)
41 Aristo almost bounds off (4)
42 Wife keeps meadow free of a prickly plant (4)
43 Old moolah left entry in chronicle (5)
44 Crucial heart of dessert is some dry fruit (4)
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