Across
Beetle auto acquired by Swedish competitor half-heartedly (6)
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CAR in SAaB; Beetle has to do double duty to make sense of the clue, as Volkswagen, which produces the Beetle, is a rival of Saab
Capital gain — choose alternately between 500 and a thousand (8)
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cHoOsE in WIN (gain) D (500) K (1,000)
American's broken working key entering fancy hotel (2,3,5)
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ON (working) F (musical key) in THE RITZ; is this one of those Americanisms which Americans will disavow? Stay tuned
Star very long time back (4)
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V AGE reversed
Sumptuous, rich cloth covering walls of apartment 1A (8)
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A~T IA in PALL (cloth covering a coffin – hence pallbearers)
The right hand page, right vicar? (6)
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RECTO (the right hand page) R (right); a rector and a vicar are perhaps as near as dammit the same thing now, but previously the rector was the incumbent who got the tithes, while the vicar was the appointee who got the stipend
Bible book bishop removed from pulpits (4)
Wherefore people barely go on holiday? (8)
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a pretty weak cryptic definition, in my opinion
Polite Belgian crooner got married, according to Spooner (4-4)
Edge closer to humongous fish (4)
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~S IDE (fish)
Plant losing millions in absurd embargo (6)
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anagram* of EMBARGO minus the M
Fruit only imported for a day in period of fasting (8)
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RAMADAN with BUT (only, as in ‘to name but two’) for AD (a day); tasty fruit rather like a lychee with prickle-like hairs on the shell
Blood group recorded in error (4)
Illegal action picked up after 21s in game (6,4)
Monster insect chasing live man (8)
Drink with German chap visiting Saxony on vacation (6)
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HERR in S~Y
Down
Dance company not available to tour Greece initially (5)
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CO G in NA; I am currently in Astypalaia, the westernmost island in the Dodecanese
Tries to stop genuine practice (9)
Get rid of cases from scientist (6)
Shiver'd like this frenzied dancer? (8,7)
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one of those reverse anagram clues; if you whirl DERVISH you will get SHIVER’D
Tarzan? He swings around town (8)
Husband served up eggs beginning to create chaos (5)
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H OVA reversed C~
Totally lost part of game, admitting that's disgusting performance ultimately (9)
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GROSS (‘That’s disgusting!’ > ‘Gross!’) E (~E) in END (part of game)
Married submarine captain's crazy yen for mother of nine (9)
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M NEMO’S YEN*; this goddess of memory (where are you when I need you?) was the mother by Zeus (he got around a bit) of the nine Muses
Prime Minister's announcement that precedes the New Deal? (9)
Opera gig involved musical exercise (8)
Like to preserve appearance in French city (6)
Home Office finally supporting alpha chap? (5)
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A BOD followed by ~E
Untrained reserves once sent north in conflict (2,3)
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reversal of RAW (untrained) TA (reserves, once)
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