The unclued lights, when paired, are of a kind, the first word in each pair being thematic. Two of the unclued lights, one of which is plural, do double duty. One pair has a literary reference, too.
Across
5 Cross as a sign (6)
10 I left millionaire mixing petroleum distillate (10, two words)
16 What may be caught with a rod — a rod (5)
17 Strips, rubs gently and beats (7)
18 Pipe second carol outside Kings (7)
20 Those assailing verbally about to take on loathsome heartless rebels (8)
25 Just a bit of cement added (3)
26 Run faster than dismissal speed? (7)
28 Works...
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