Across:
1 Dog (ENGLISH SETTER) one of those compiling clues for the UK papers (ENGLISH SETTER),
10 New (N-) vehicle (van = -VAN-) commandeered by paramilitaries (IRA = -IR-A) (= NIRVANA) is in an ideal state? (ideal/idyllic state = NIRVANA),
11 Bill (ad = -AD-) and Pamela (Pam) endlessly (m) (‘Pam’ without ‘m’ = -PA-) in study (den = DE-N) (DEADPAN) – in relation to their profile, I find that hard to read (DEADPAN expression),
12 Show up (= reverse indicator) in Fontenoy-le-Château (show up in fonteNOY-Le-Château = noyl = LYON), a city in France (LYON),
13 The going rate (SPEED) for drugs? (SPEED),
15 By all means, dump yes-man (‘by all means’ dump ‘yes-man’ = ball = BALL) from The Globe (BALL),
17 Bottled up (= reverse indicator) by Arabian Nights (bottled up by ‘arabiaN NIghts’ = nni = INN) hostelry (INN),
19 Seems a (seems a) show off (= anagram indicator) (seems a = SESAME) can magically open doors! (“Open SESAME”),
21 University (-U-) in Brest (Brest) working (= anagram indicator) (Brest = T-BERS) (TUBERS) with earthy vegetables (TUBERS),
22 Tailor-made with no tie (‘tailor-made’ with no ‘tie’ = aormad = ARMLOAD) – is that as much as one can handle? (ARMLOAD),
23 Looking back (= reverse indicator), it’s a pity (alas = -SALA) Dawn (morning = am = MA-) (MASALA) produced something spicy (MASALA spices),
25 Former (former) criminal (= anagram indicator) (former = REFORM) to go straight (REFORM),
27 Put in a request (ASK) for caretakers to cut terrace (‘caretakers’ to cut ‘terrace’ = aks = ASK),
29 Some in Fine Gael faction (some in ‘fine gAEL Faction’ = aelf) upset (= reverse indicator) (aelf = FLEA) by one of the parasites (FLEA),
30 Struggle (JIHAD) by James the First (‘James’ the First = J-) raises (= reverse indicator) a (-A-) hoot initially (‘Hoot’ initially = -H-) in papers (ID papers = -I-D) (JIHAD),
31 Agencies along The States’ borders (‘AGencies along the statES’ borders = AGES) for quite a while (AGES),
34 Old writer used it for a dip (INKWELL) popular (IN-) on the weekend (on the ‘weeK’ end = -K-) approaching spring (-WELL) (INKWELL),
35 Mixed collection (MELANGE) of great style (-ELAN-) in sports car (MG = M-G-) going to Spain (-E-) (MELANGE),
36 Stress picked up in Oxford (ENGLISH ACCENT), in a manner of speaking (ENGLISH), at a (A-) college (-C-) close to capital (capital/money = -CENT) (ENGLISH ACCENT).
Down:
2 Nurse (nurse) Batty (= anagram indicator) (nurse = NER-US) welcomes midwives (mid ‘wiVes’ = -V-) and leading obstetrician (leading ‘Obstetrician = -O-) (NERVOUS) in a cold sweat (NERVOUS),
3 Type of metal (LEAD) rim from Daimler (‘rim’ from ‘Daimler’ = dale = LEAD),
4 Is (is) backtracking (= reverse indicator) (is = S-I) over cold (-C-), current measure (amp = -AMP-) (SCAMPI) producing something fishy (SCAMPI),
5 Considered removing rice (‘considered’ removing ‘rice’ = onsded = SODDEN) as it’s thoroughly wet (SODDEN),
6 Imprison (TRAP) those characters taken in by revolutionary (= reverse indicator) Bonapartism (those characters taken in by ‘bonaPARTism’ = part = TRAP),
7 Hook (pirate), for one, loses right (r) (‘pirate’ without ‘r’ = -PIATE) to go after (= position indicator) old partner (EX-) (EXPIATE) to make amends (EXPIATE),
8 Heard in Belfast, for instance (ENGLISH), sending up (= reverse indicator) Ulster (NI = -IN) party (Fianna Fáil = -FF-) pausing (hesitation/um = MU-) (ENGLISH MUFFIN) for an American breakfast bun? (muffin ‘breakfast bun’ is called an ENGLISH MUFFIN in the US to differentiate it from the US ‘cupcake muffins’),
9 Classy type (ENGLISH MASTER) of subject (ENGLISH) for Mike (M-) and Daisy’s relative (-ASTER) (ENGLISH MASTER),
14 The type of language (ENGLISH) used by all sides today (ENGLISH on all sides of today’s grid),
16 He’s not in mess hall (‘hes’ not in ‘mess hall’ = msall = SMALL), in short (SMALL),
18 Joint (J-) has drugs (ecstasy = -E-) brought in by paramilitaries (Ulster Defence Association = UDA = -UD-A) (JUDEA) from old part of Palestine (JUDEA),
20 1970s America, for instance (ERA), encapsulated by Deliverance (encapsulated by ‘delivERAnce’ = ERA),
21 Type of salt (salt/sailor = TAR) consumed by vegetarians (consumed by ‘vegeTARians’ = TAR),
24 Secretly avoid bouncer’s (SNEAK IN) family (kin = -K IN) behind (= position indicator) Sean (Sean) Rock (= anagram indicator) (Sean = SNEA-) (SNEAK IN),
26 Paper (ORGAN-) with no (no) review (= reverse indicator) (no = -ON) (ORGANON) of treatise written by Aristotle (Aristotle ‘s logical treatises = ORGANON),
27 Passages (AISLES) mid-way (mid ‘wAy’ = A-) from West Indies, for example (-ISLES) (AISLES),
28 Set one’s sights on (aim = -MIA) going to fishing spot, for example (Lake), briefly (e), (‘lake’ without ‘e’ = lak = KAL-) – all coming back (= reverse all indicator) (KALMIA) with Heather’s relative (shrub of the Heather family = KALMIA),
32 Turns up (= reverse indicator) heavy metal (lead) on the radio (= homophone indicator) (‘lead’ = ‘led’ = DEL-) with controversial ending (‘controversiaL’ ending = -L) (DELL) in Dingle (dingle/wooded valley = DELL),
33 Revolutionary (= reversal indicator) part of protocol bolstered (part of ‘ protoCOL Bolstered’ = colb = BLOC) alliance (BLOC).