Special Instructions: Starred clues hint at erasures that, taken together, might reveal what they have in common. The answer can be found elsewhere in the grid.
Across
*Dick Turpin, maybe, ripping off international gang heads - leaves a mark (5)
Peeled small fruits with sharp flavour, not unknown, can be most irritating (8)
*Not the first to curse sport (4)
Sheba, from time to time, is topless in oceans? (4)
Swapping ends of toga, wrap becomes secure (6)
Grand expression, scratching head, illustrates beginning of idea (4)
Entry route shown by translated Caesar docs (6,4)
Extremes of nationalism seizing a mate - fuel for catastrophic scenes (6)
Rotten Amie pummelled string puppet (10)
This writer’s star quality with American rock produces copycat (8)
Some sports car lettering has name of Marvel star (8)
Slim traces of scuppered expedition around grasslands - deserted, gone (6)
Allah or Edhi, to some extent, represents Pakistani cultural capital (6)
*Angle cutting new flooring strip (4)
Visitor's summons successfully unopened after family retreats (8)
Down
*Shake with fear, missing end of alarm three times (6)
Jumper beat Durham alumni side finally (6)
Opted for seed mix covering cooked soup (8)
Like baker's shovel overturned and inactive (6)
Whimper about coming in for weak dinner? (4)
*Public disturbance - island left to go bad (3)
Fish fellow paid for on arrival (3)
A trio start fancy Italian restaurants (10)
Complicated tax dividing oil stock base (6)
Ultimate in thrill following attention given peer (4)
Division from setter following role in depression (10)
*Rushes full tilt taking off special outfits (5)
Begins to set five-carat diamond? (3,5)
Abrupt clap from below, interrupting displays showing skating jumps (8)
Middle of demo, woman supporting US lawyer first spotted marks breaking terms (2,6)
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