Six unclued lights, the sixth spelt in its original way, are members of a team proclaimed dramatically at a venue given by the remaining pair. The proclaimer and team leader appears diagonally in the completed grid and must be shaded. Elsewhere, ignore an accent.
Across
1 Minister and unknown independent in conflict (5)
9 Eyelid injured fixing jerk’s wheel (10, two words)
11 God cardinal had cheered (5)
14 Treacherous Scots not wearing blue (5)
15 Fine leapers must clear tops of houses (5)
16 Stick in this place east of Hoosier State (6)
21 Being from...

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