2 describes a pair of unclued lights (three words altogether), which in turn include the others.
Across
12 Single by pop group: ‘Go for violent crime’ (8)
13 Beast’s sardonic-sounding refusal (5)
14 Wing and tail feathers missing one month (8)
16 Book I inscribed for myself? (4)
20 Will’s to resurrect a year’s work (6)
21 Dealer’s only rule: concealing clubs (6)
22 A positive plan backfires, that’s plain (5)
24 Not long before one pleasure of paradise? (5)
26 Most merciful end, laid out in coffin (7)
27 Manages to secure...

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