I figured out two of the themers: In
1A1A REACT
Change light to respond without Mme.?
, "without Mme." means there's an FR (French class) missing in the middle, so REFRACT becomes
REACT1A REACT
Change light to respond without Mme.?
. The clue for
AGE27A AGE
Captivate to grow older without Prof.?
(without Prof.) means ENG is missing, in this case at the beginning, so ENGAGE becomes
AGE27A AGE
Captivate to grow older without Prof.?
. I can't figure out the "without Sra." clue - presumably SP or SPAN is missing from the answer, but I couldn't relate it to the answer. Perhaps after my coffee fully kicks in.