Eight unclued lights are of a kind with the 3 of the 30. Elsewhere, ignore two accents.
Across
1 Nick is sound (5)
10 Category containing almost pure red rose (rambling) (10)
11 Universal spirit and life-force in Chinese city (6)
14 Lass did it, backed not by Pabulum (5)
15 Bill brightened retired lady (5)
16 Indian mister covering unit in cloth of gold (6)
22 Aquatic type once linked with deep loch (8, two words)
23 Sorry forbears abjuring foxtrot where heretics died (7)
24 Sink holding very little liquid (4)
27 Maybe Falstaff’s not effective (7)
29 Frank...
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