A five-letter word (suggested by the title) appears diagonally in the grid and should be shaded. Four unclued lights define it; the other four give examples of it, if regarded as two words. Ignore one accent; 19 Down is in Brewer but not in Chambers.

Across

1 Carpenter John almost taking a month (6)

13  In record book shortly note Arab’s money (5)

15  Swing at new local site (9)

16  A number of points in witticism caught with cheers (6)

20  Account to halve roughly and put on two cards (1,6)

21  A good many manage to have time for daughter (6)

24  Transfer idiot that breaks rule (8)

27  Back in front of theatre for lousy production (3)

28  It squeezes out of cupboard (3)

29  Square up regularly around old ox (4)

32  Low noise interrupting disc fell away (8)

34  Comes to a king in wonder  and bows at the back (6)

35  Was exhausted, so dismissed (3,3)

37  ID in magenta – odd (4,3)

39  Last to solve word puzzle: hell! (6)

43  Toast chocolate cake that is off (5)

44  With caution, quietly and discourteously seizing books … (9)

45  … books to Swinburne familiarly, a pain (6)

46  Extremely excited, cooks edible roots (6)

Down

1 Tours I record in vehicle (4)

2 Wary of danger of running aground (2,5)

3 Shock, suggesting temperature out of the shade? (4)

4 Meat, say, in habitual procedure held by skewer (7)

5 Parents crush top performer, the old cowards (8)

8 Lazy fish circling lake (4)

9 Performing is demanding when unknown becomes name (8)

10  Have high opinion of large mustelid (5)

11  Giotto, say, first to turn modern-ist? (10)

14  Fly generating nice hum? No (9)

18  Exposed to sun, alone, receiving tan at last (9)

19  Stupid to crowd box office for rhyming game (4,6)

23  No children last month used in commercials (6)

25  Ordered manual on approval initially: it may go up (5,3)

26  Poor cat under something dropped from tree (5-3)

30  Delivered wicket-taking ball that deviated (7)

33  The guts to walk into America (6)

36  Head off from a skateboard ramp (5)

38  Crack pipe, making reverberant sound (4)

40  Piece of Scottish tree yielding oil (4)

41  Comes out with crack troops to surround yard (4)

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