Nine unclued lights (with one doing double duty) can be arranged into a possible quiz show announcement with the word lengths: 2,4,3,7,6,3,7,7,2,4,2,4,4,2,4,5. The three remaining unclued lights are possible answers. Elsewhere, ignore one accent.

Across

4 Democracies do wrong without desserts (3,6)

9 English artist having month involved with 38 (6,4)

11    Evaluate report for show (5)

12    Colonist who pays the bill? (7)

14    German novelist from the Wiesbaden area (5)

15    Celaeno’s sister returning among school-leavers (5)

16    Foil, we hear, rose high (6)

21    Players participate in this match and event (4,4)

22    French artist’s entry (7)

23    Dutch artist escaped from Marshalsea (4)