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Am living up to user name this week - still done less than half & am entertaining doubts about some of the ones I like to think I have done. I wouldn't have got as far as I have but for earlier enquiries - for the answers to which I am grateful
Possibly assistance with one or two may help my feeble mind -

1D - Victorian villain owned seedy establishment at the end demolished (7, 4)
[last word may be DOWN]

3D - A British aristocrat touring shipped fish, along with letter, abroad maybe (8, 8)

4A - What one receives collectively after interest (4, 3)
????-??G

32D - Seeks fifty, resolved to secure century : vital for versatile openers (8, 4)

I have in most cases not put in such letters as I have as these may well be thoroughly misleading.

1 Sweeney Todd (anagram of 'owned seedy' and the 't' of establishment)
2 Absentee Landlord
32 Skeleton Keys

4a) bear hug (possibly!)

1.a takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target company must approve it or risk shareholder protest

Malone & AndyC - many thanks.

I'm hoping this will motivate my mind, somehow.

4a - Post bag

Crumlint - thanks, that fits better with "Brighton rock".

It's really quite beastly this week!