This puzzle marks a 42/27 by 11 in 17/19. Five other unclued lights (one twice hyphened) together suggest another form of 42/47: solvers must shade the pair. Elsewhere, ignore an accent.
Across
12 Description of diseases in German, prosy Noah revised (10)
14 Necklace from coastal region shortened by earl (7)
15 Not quite excellent distinctive dresses for balls (10)
16 Piano queen behind very good singers (7)
20 Tent constantly capsizing, lecturer dumped (4)
22 Amateur has put up platform … (7, two words)
23 … torn apart by gale (4)
24 Release of gang without charge (7, two words)
26 Lass in dress beginning to tan in the...
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