43 (two words) created 1A (four words) and 3 10 14 (seven words). The latter inspired 17 30, whose work introduced the
egregious 18. Elsewhere, ignore one accent.
Across
9 The first three letters of ‘skunk’ (4)
11 Duke ordering wild heroics (9, hyphened)
12 Beat wife and cover up (4)
15 Mark has no time for heart drug (5)
16 Satan, not dead, is this (4)
20 Something greasy my big cat’s brought back (7, two words)
21 One entitled to insist on touring boundaries of estate (7)
24 Engineers extra base for one railing (7)
25 Pity quiet soul (5)
26 One boring gold plate returned (5)
27 Element of stupid-sounding trick (7)
31 Green Knight painting rejected? The opposite (7, two words)
34 A restart of game Neil suggested (7, hyphened)
37 Leap from plane tree to the rear (4)
38 Engine finally cut in dock (5)
39 Darling Dad has the sulks (6)
40 Loss of life as head breaks off island (4)
41 Females sadly putting on two pounds are embarrassed (9, two words)
42 Stars ignoring two unknowns for special performance (4)
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