The pairs of unclued answers differed by a final Z. The names in the grid were HABLOT K BROWNE (aka Phiz, indicating Phi as the setter) and DICKENS (Bo(z) being seen in BOULE).
ACROSS
1 HUSBANDMAN; US band m in Han; common
9 EDIE; E die; pints
11 TAPU; P in tau; mineral
12 ALBUMEN; a lb (r)umen
Common mineral = QUARTZ; two pints = QUART
13 LORCHA; H in Lorca
14 DIALOG; dial + go (rev.)
16 DUAR; du(e) Ar
17 ATHEOUS; e,o in a thus
19 IDANT; da in in t
20 GOSHT; gosh! t; Austrian
22 ECAD; ace (rev.) + D; zoologist
24 ELANDS; hidden; actress
27 EN FETE; anag. + et E; Italian
Austrian zoologist = LORENZ; Italian actress = LOREN
28 VIES; 2 mngs.
30 EMDEN; me (rev.) + den
32 MANON; man on
33 CARLITO; l I in anag.
35 ORES; or es; Spanish
36 GROMET gro(tty) + met; dancer
37 NITRYL; I try in NL; game
38 DOORWAY; anag; card
Spanish dancer = MONTEZ; card game = MONTE
40 THAT; hidden
41 DIOR; O in dir.
42 CITY CENTRE; anag. – I c
DOWN
1 HEADAGES; he adages
2 SUBAHS; bah! in sus; Jewish
3 NEE; hidden; impregnate
4 AEOLIAN; anag. + anag; cookery
5 VACUATE; v a + a in cut + e; spleen
Jewish cookery spleen = MILTZ; impregnate = MILT
6 APHANITE; ap. + anag.
7 ALIT; AL it
8 SMOOT; tooms (rev.)
10 DNASE; sand (rev.) + e; material
15 GUTSED; anag. + d; greasy
18 ICE BAG; c in i.e. b Ag; appearance
21 OLEARIAS; aria in olés; garish
Garish appearance = GLITZ; greasy material = GLIT
23 GENOTYPE; tone (rev.) in gyp + e
25 ANNETTE; net in ante; Greek
26 DINKY-DI; dinky di(geridoo); composer
29 SCUDO; scud 0; French
30 ERROR; ER ro r; Parliament
31 DIMWIT; I MW in dit
34 TEAN; hidden
39 ORC; R in Co. (rev.)
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