Five pairs of unclued lights are similarly linked.
Across
12 Finally, favourite coastal town gets special treatment (3,6)
13 Seafront apartment housing readily available (2,3)
15 Conductor is in Costa in confusion (9)
16 Get comfortable in finest Levis! (6)
20 Shell-like gold relic smashed (7)
21 Could be made in reverse? (6)
22 Passionate time following Forest (6)
26 Openings of the best satirical poetry in little volume (4)
27 Pull to the left in Winnebago (3)
29 One of these? (4)
32 Dominic’s ending former right to work (8)
34 Aim in German for distinction in grammar (6)
35 Canoes sunk here? (6)
37 Looking for moving trains – not Southern! (7)
39 Plant against illuminated fences (6)
42 Fabulous Riviera’s holding large contests (9)
43 Time of enchantment (5)
44 A lot of cider and some beer is on the side (5,4)
45 Some blokes say silly things in writing (6)
46 ‘Steer with feet’ occasionally advisory for cyclist! (6)
Down
1 Make endless cereal (4)
2 Swot up again on Shakespearean king and knight (7)
3 Likelihood of ten in the end? (4)
4 Charlie exhausted by golf career (7)
5 ‘Perfect’ pickle not so great (8)
6 Ship returning without Zoe? (6)
8 Way travelled by boat I hear? (4)
9 Argument about drunk returning shoe (8)
11 Plant weird arrangement in display (10)
17 In case of emergency, get something to reduce swelling (3,3)
18 Wipe nose with a broken arm (9)
19 Dull series of lectures in building protection (4,6)
23 Romeo overwhelmed by this tense desire (6)
25 Running nuns veer into cows (8)
30 Atop Etna, memorial bears term of endearment (3,4)
31 Easy to read, like outrageous libel cases (7)
33 ‘Their’ mis-spelt over one hundred and three times (6)
38 Supporter of Arsenal, extremely, extremely lucky (4)
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