So, there you go, it was antipopes all along. I thought I should check that in the intervening decades no clever researchers had debunked the existence of any of the individuals featured, but Wikipedia, consulted a few days ago, confirmed them all. I suppose the Roman Catholic Church is a fairly good record-keeper, after all, even when it’s in schism.
Answers clued by a number were a recognised ANTI-POPE, bearing that number (e.g. Felix II at 16 across).
ACROSS
1 VARLETTO; v + anag. + O
5 PALACE; pal ace
10 FISHING NET; n in hinge in fist & lit.
12 CASTLE; l in caste
13 SCUTCHER; cutch in ser.
17 OCARINA; Co. (rev.) + n in aria
18 RAPPING; ‘wrapping’
20 ANAPESTS; ana + anag.
25 BOO; boo(k)
26 HIPSTER; anag. & lit.
28 LEASOWS; sow in leas(t)
29 EVE; eve(r)
34 MATURES; mat + anag.
36 ALIDADE; a + anag. + d,e
39 ALGOL; go in all
41 INWICK; in Wick
42 ACHITOPHEL; op H in anag.
43 SALINE; s a line
DOWN
2 LITERALS; anag. & lit.
3 THEINE; the + n in i.e.
4 ONCER; on CE r
7 ATHEISTICAL; anag.
8 CHEF; hidden & lit.
9 CARCASES; cas(t) in cares
14 UPAS; up as (4)
15 COPE; p in Coe
16 FANTASTICAL; fan tast(e) I cal(l)
21 SO-SO; os os (rev.)
22 THEN; he in TN
25 BOAR; boar(d)
27 SHADOWED; shad owed
30 PUSH; pus h
31 BELL; b ell
32 ILLIPE; pill (rev.) in i.e.
33 HECKLE; hidden
35 SCATT; cat in St.
37 DIVA; v in aid (rev.)
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