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The unclued entries (none of which is a word) can be converted to a list of names with something in common by the application of the process identified in the missing components of two answers where the wordplay indicates what is entered in the grid and the definition is to the full word.

ACROSS

1              Bird needing almost full return of warm weather (7)

7              Creeping disease apparent between a pair of roses? (4)

11           Moving to another place, belabours Government involving Republican (6)

12           Call to court rejected as limitation on husband’s moral code (5)

13           Remote computer peripheral failing one run (5)

14           Art forgery bartering first of Klimts away (7)

17           French city outskirts, perhaps, visited by ambassador (6)

18           Source of dye is a reptile without tail, I note (8)

22           Source of dye is unknown – a note subsequently having ‘Spain’ attached (8)

24           One avoids uncovered swindle in Welsh town (6)

27           Australian plants one Australian placed beside pools (7)

30           English articles conveniently provided by the poet (5)

31           Roman vehicles capable of going both ways, ready to disembark millions (5)

32           Broadcast excellent sequence of operas (6)

DOWN

2              German chemist revised laws to diffusion, primarily (7)

3              Area around Wexford, maybe excluding one field after harvesting (5)

4              Moth study turned up marsupial without tail (6)

5              Fellow abandoning substandard Sydney apartment (4)

6              Prison cartel on the move (8)

7              Increasingly brazen, dropping one dish (6)

8              Carved historic date with line, possibly (8)

9              Monstrous figure, gross, covered in rings with a touch of silver (6)

10           Ecological communities succeeded in this place, but not at first (4)

15           Bleeding heart to risk rant being set off (8)

16           Brainboxes? University on the spot raised blocking studies (8)

19           Answer Independent article I produced about Kiwi politicians in Europe (7)

20           Holy woman and Bishop to take place between a pair of saints (6)

21           Company picked up last of rank meat in schoolman’s residence (6)

23           Set of prayer beads has bit broken (6)

25           City in Mozambique that is included in Arab book, after reflection (5)

26           Annoying insect set to have head of cattle upset (4)

28           Appear to occupy those embassies (4)

29           Sadly it’s a terminal (not terminus) (4)

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