The 12 thematic unclued lights form the second half of an alphabetical list, one solution finally and another first and last.
Across
4 Kitty stewed apricots as single snack (6,5)
11 Saw English animals (7)
13 Around Tyneside Freddie New established new credentials (9)
21 Forty winks before beginning to exercise back of neck (4)
23 Incident is described in poem (7)
24 Up to no good, after end of shift (4)
25 Disentangle one French theme word here (7)
31 Assumed name I omitted, sadly (4)
32 Actor just refusing lead on All Saints’ Day (7)
34 Thank you note for collection of pictures (4)
37 Otherwise, one fine century, on reflexion (2,3)
41 CONTENTS of overhead locker (5,4)
44 Those who cannot read trouble repeats (11)
Down
1 Eat up and ramble around – thus? (11)
2 Works up-river taking ages (6)
6 Back story, we hear (4)
7 Highest point reached by plane? (7)
8 Being separated, copper on the road took the van (7)
9 Firmly established daughter involved with Nigerian (9)
10 This Jack could be high up in the church! (7)
15 Go quietly at a pinch? (5)
17 Area of an American football field could be North Korea? (3,4)
18 TV personalities ordered steel crates (11)
22 Stately home’s main room could be all the rage unendingly (5,4)
26 Lidell, eminent Home Service announcer, contributing to musical variations (5)
27 Santa has a line connected with a contract? (7)
28 Fellow is inside – certain it is too much (7)
29 Female in play who conquers (7)
33 Listen out for Christmas decoration (6)
36 Central Asian chiefs at inns (5)
38 Test debacle at The Den! (4)
39 Bank of Scotland adventurous? Not very (4)
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