2616: Atomic scorers

The thirteen thematic unclued lights form the first half of an alphabetical list. Ignore all accents.

Across

10    Cut-throat chap’s birds (10)

13    Behavioural stimulus affected Earl 8 (8)

16    Girl in chains? (5)

17    Skilfully handled – after a stroke? (7)

18    White van going across Indian territory first (7)

20    Revised asking price a German rejected for US travelling bag (8)

25    Jack starts to play up rudely (3)

26    Gold mace is a good omen (7)

28    22-0 rout. So divine! (7)

29    Little boy at Orkney creek (3)

31    Ace pilot crashed – of lyrical bent (8)

34    Almost finally having Midwest displayed in these? (7)

36    Country’s spies holding back two groups of soldiers (7)

40    Diners chopped up a tree that is a little stunted (8)

41    Confined, managed with nothing accepted (6)

42    Going away to Nigeria, possibly, taking motorway (10)

44    Completely cancel reorganisation of small university’s land (8)

Down

1    Do Fife varieties succumb to blight? (3,3)

2    Speak in a certain way, affecting sea snail (8)

3    Western neckties (6)

6    Print of part of the landing-gear (4)

7    Liquidate suspect Asian assets (11)

8    Ruffs’ partners, former MP Merlyn, preceding Mogg (4)

9    Man supports most of the country that’s short of cash (8)

14    Fun in longboat (4)

16    Let 30 rude characters be freed from controls (11)

19    Further elements of primordial soup (4)

21    Italian lad decapitated with the bow (4)

23    Penitential garment carried by saint, to wit (8)

25    More French luxurious fabric is cut (4)

27    Select an old character, say, as Lavatch’s alter ego (8)

31    Half of lesson leading Indian fairy (4)

32    Areas of land where motoring association entered the races (6)

35    Broken pot in dishwasher drawer (5)

38    Old Italian currency raised for caruncle (4)

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