5 (hyphened) and 14 are types of 37. Remaining unclued lights are other types of 37, given in a form that is either 5 or 14. Unchecked and cross-checking letters in all unclued answers could give: GAPES INDECENTLY— A GOOEY MEAL. Ignore two accents in the completed grid.
Across
1 Check’s omitted in alcohol range (8)
8 Paint base on pen (4)
11 Man’s roughly northern (5)
13 250 farm animals in poem (7)
15 Battle about university sell-off (7)
17 A princess in opera? (4)
18 Why Doctor Who’s ordinary (5, two words)
19 Reserve fish, bagging pounds from the freezer? (7, hyphened)
23 Reasons I amended rubbings out...
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