Unclued lights (three of two words; ignore one apostrophe) may be grouped to form a related triad.
Across
1 Old wife to claim freebie from party (8, two words)
5 Arrest of secret police (6)
11 King’s job reduced: that hurt part of the fleet (10)
16 From lack of energy Roman general loses a navy (5)
17 Cudgels seen abandoned on mountain (7)
20 Special toy for child with which to paint (8)
25 From poet, a conceit for 28 Feb? (4)
26 Electronic signal about work for shepherdess (6, hyphened)
28 Pay back cleric in time (6)
29 With difficulty, breathe air quietly (4)
31 Such a successful man feels...
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