The 19 of a great 1A of 6 and for the 1D occurred in 37 25 years ago this month. He was born in 21 and was a friend of 26 and an enemy of 41. Two clued lights together form his name and must be shaded. Elsewhere, ignore an accent.

Across

10    French town having points the Spanish must take in (7)
12    Morag’s liking chain as ornament (6)
13    Plants from Austria in animal park therein (6)
14    Drug mountebank checked twice before fighting duel (8)
17    Swimming beasts near cold water (10, two words)
18    Firm frost rolling over American states (8)
22    Cross erk fuels cabs (7)
23    Small bay Tony hired out (5)
29    Monkey nibbled China grass (3)
33    See equine caught … in this? (5)
35    Doomed divorcés spurning constant acts of civility (7)
36    Juliet ignored smart kinswoman (5)
38    Go off and hide defector (8)
39    Minor way archdeaconess suffers after hen escapes (10, two words)
42    Asian keeps cherished rabbit (6)
43    I live beside valley in peninsula (6)
44    I contend society miss dined with Queen (7)
45    Drawing of singular hangman (6)
46    Be after job with fruit (8)

Down

2    Make dazed character sleep when drained (4)
3    I hold belongings for magistrate (one not active) (10)
4    Politician cheers up boring gentleman (7)
5    Libertines showing regrets about nothing (5)
7    Corporal arrests traitor following fiasco (8)
8    They fire gauchos wasting time (7)
9    Barber quite talked about (5)
11    Endless alimony ruined rich Texan? (6)
15    Buffoon furious father disowned (5)
16    Brilliant star’s been out with daughter (5)
20    Jotter containing improvised stuff (10, two words)
24    Historic system is racist (needs changing) (8)
27    Soprano here is unaccompanied (5)
28    First lady has a letter she’s moved somewhere safe (7)
30    Upwards English water bird soared (5)
31    Hat chap dropped in drainage channel (3)
32    Copper thinks highly of men of God (7)
34    Liquid myrrh pompous Charlie stocked (6)
38    Mark gets in gin for Tom (5)
40    Sandals are beneath Mac’s brat (4)

A first prize of £30 for the first correct solution opened on 13 October. There are two runners-up prizes of £20. (UK solvers can choose to receive the latest edition of the Chambers Dictionary instead of cash— ring the word ‘Dictionary’.) Entries to: Crossword 2181, The Spectator, 22 Old Queen Street, London SW1H 9HP. Please allow six weeks for prize delivery.