The One Left Over by Kruger

Puzzle explanation

The letters omitted from the across answers spelt “you win a few, you lose a few”. The extra letters in wordplay of the down clues were, in order, WUESONEWAFYEOFIAUOYW, so the one L = Left was the one left over.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Answer (missing letter) Explanation [extra letter]
Across
1 GRA(Y)LAG GALA(h) < after GR
5 B(O)GARDE (her)B GARDE(n)
10 N(U)MERO (U)NO NERO around M + NO
11 MO(W)RA (a)MORA(l)
12 NAOM(I) MOAN <
13 (N)OWADAYS (A(fghan) D(issidents)) in (O + WAYS)
14 TERPSICHORE(A)L (LITHE CORPS ARE − A) *
15 (F)LEES LEES
17 LIV(E)-IN (LAVINIA − A − A) *
18 RAG(W)EED RAGED around E (commonest letter of speedwells)
21 MART(Y)RDOM MR around ART + DOM
24 SEÑ(O)RAS SEN + RAS
26 S(U)REST RES in ST
29 USUA(L) U in USA
31 ANN(O)UNCEMENTS A + N + NUN + CEMENT + S
32 MACHI(S)MO MAO around CHIM(p)
33 D(E)DUC(E) D + DUC
34 (A)NNIE NINE *
35 NI(F)LHEIM (HELP MINI) * − P
36 STOOG(E)D STOOD around G
37 (W)ASHERS ASS around HER
Down
1 GENTILES GENT + [W]ILES
2 AMORT AMO[U]R + T
3 ARISEN ARI[E]S + (s)E(e)N
4 GOOIEST (IT GOE[S] SO) *
6 GO-AHEAD HE in AA in GO[O]D
7 ROARIE ROA[N] + IE after R(ace)
8 DRY-EYED ([E]DDY + R(ead) Y(our) E(ulogy) E(vidently)) *
9 EASLE [W]EASLE(y)
10 NAEVI [A]NI around VEA(l) <
15 LIARS [F]RAIL < + (serie)S
16 AGORA AA around GOR[Y]
19 DYTISCUS DISCUS(s) around Y[E]T
20 REGNANT (IGN[O]RANT + E) * − I
22 RAINING RE[F]INING with A for (g)E(ls)
23 ROSEOLA (ALOE [I]S OR(ganically)) <
25 NUNCIO NUN + CI[A]O
26 SUMPHS ([U]S + US) around (MP + H)
27 SHTUM M(ime) after SH[O]UT *
28 DAMNS (bir)DS around M[Y]NA *
30 INDIE [W]INDIE(s)
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