The puzzle marks the centenary of the death of a person whose name is formed by two unclued lights. Five unclued lights (three of which consist of two words each) are titles of 24 by the person in question.
Across
1 Language in queue around noon (5)
11 Fly low and pass round lake (10)
13 Gets excited about good idea to produce aubergines (9)
15 Growl resounded around (4)
16 Specific attempt to restrict drip (7)
17 Empty space behind label apart from mark like a...

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