If P Then Q? by Mr E

Puzzle explanation

The third letters of the extra words in clues spelt out “all is not lost” and “where is it”; substituting them into the title as P and Q respectively gave “If all is not lost then where is it?”. Nine down answers were entered with ALL removed and the points of omission joined up to form ALL in large letters, showing where the “not lost” ALL was.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Extra word Answer (omitted part) Explanation
Across
1 Tr(A)de ACCORDANCES ACES around (CORD in CAN)
9 te(L)lers TRAINABLE homophone of REIGN in TABLE
13   ISOKONTAN IS + OK + ON + TAN
14   THIRD THI(s) + RD
15   INTI I + N + TI
16 fi(L)es LANOLIN (ON ALL) * + IN
17 Dr(I)nkers FRAIL FR + AIL
18 mu(S)t IRENE I + RENEGATE − -GATE
20 co(N)ference DENYING EN in DYING
22   BEAGLED (BEAGLED around I) = (AGILE in BED)
25   SCREE SEE around C(rate)R
28 sp(O)tted EOSIN (ONE IS) *
31 ne(T) ECHOERS O in CHEERS *
32   OVID VOID with V in second place
33   ARD-RI (Rich)ARD RI(chard)
35   TALAPOINS (PAST A LION) *
36 wi(L)d HOLIDAYED HAYED around (O + LID)
37 pr(O)fanities ENTERTAINER (INTERNET-ERA) *
Down
1 hu(S)sies ARCH (m)ARCH
2   CAB(ALL)INE CABINE(t)
3 of(T)en CITRON CI + TRON
4   RASC(AL-L)IKE RAKE around SCI
5 sa(W) ALKIE (t)ALKIE(s)
6   CENTR(ALL)Y C + ENTRY
7 sc(H)emer ENTIA (penit)ENTIA(ry)
8 gr(E)y SEALINE (A + LIN) in SEE
10 ba(R)gaining BOUND BO + UND
11 un(E)mployed ANALGESIA (EAS(t) + ANGLIA) *
12 Th(I)ck AT LIBERTY LIBER in ATTY; ref. 10dn
19   RE(ALL)OCATE (ACTOR + EE) *
21   ESC(ALL)ONIA (ONE CIA’S) *
23   G(ALL)IVANT (GIVE + ANT) − E
24 fa(S)t DEVIL LIVED <
26   COR(ALL)IAN CORIAN(der); ref. 14ac
27 st(I)nks RED-EYE REDE + YE
29 ou(T)post SOLAN SON around LA
30   H(ALL)-DOOR HOOR around D
34   R(ALL)IER IE in RR
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