The unclued lights (one of two words, two singletons and four pairs) are of a kind in green.
Across
1 Fair blood relation in awful surroundings hardly seen (4,7)
7 Equipment for Bell, Athey and Trescothick initially (3)
13 Light US railroad truck is a timeless barrow boy’s truck (7)
15 Head of Government in control when in office? (5)
16 Oil hostilities cut short by mufti’s decree (5)
17 Show criminal the cooler! (6)
18 Repaired snare and nets (5)
21 Crazy baby’s John (5)
22 Some problem (piracy) for Honduran currency (7)
27 Cryptically cast mimes (4,3)
29 Arcade piece is just for show (5)
32 Letters for the sextons’ rooms (5)
34 Criminal neologist? (6)
36 One on the case? (5)
37 Fabulist finds river and waters ebbing (5)
38 Nothing to do with hearing about an African flower (7)
39 Buck is surrounded by others (6)
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