7A can be linked to nine unclued lights (three of two words, one of which repeats 7A) – in five cases as a prefix, in four cases as a suffix.
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7 Fifth of November and no old penny for the guy (3)
11 Engineer’s ancient letter stored by British Library (6)
13 Directions to compel and ensure obedience (7)
15 Field football team, missing second half (5)
17 Move between vessels to facilitate requirements of port? (6)
18 Prophet found in cabin – a humble dwelling (5)
20 Swinging seventies and no vet available on border river (6)
21 Switch round inside, showing craft (5)
22 Half-dead in Texan mission – redoubt evacuated (7)
27 Impaled Pole, disfigured by depressions (7)
29 Many pieces of wood, shaped perhaps to last? (5)
34 To do with one university backing Classics course? (6)
36 All but top of lariat reconstituted for stock management (5)
38 Huge men, semi-dressed (7)
39 China’s new restrictive measures (6)
41 Suspended sport’s execution, seizing German leader’s top (11, two words)
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