I found this relatively straightforward with some clear wordplay leading to the derivation of solutions
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | GASCONADE – G(AS-CON)ADE; Consevative=CON; cod (family)=GADE; boasting; |
| 10 | DRY,ICE – D-R(Y)ICE; |
| 11 | THANAS – S(A-NAH)T all reversed; police stations; |
| 12 | PORTAS – a game=a sport=as-port then move “as” to end to give PORT-AS; openings; |
| 14 | TIMOUS – TIM(or)OUS; men=OR; |
| 16 | DUPE – DU(P)E; |
| 17 | ENANTIOMER – (one minaret)*; shape or its mirror image; |
| 18 | CHIAN – CHIAN(ti) with “ti”=”it (the thing) sent back” removed; relating to Chios Island; |
| 20 | IDANT – ID-ANT; hereditary elements; |
| 21 | REEST – REES-T; Welshman=REES; cure (smoke) in Caithness; |
| 24 | CETUS – CET-US; Central European Time=CET; large constellation near Pisces; |
| 27 | CLOTBUSTER – CLOT-BUSTER; |
| 29 | EPOS – two meanings 1=electronic point of sale 2=epic poem; |
| 31 | DOWLAS – SAD reversed contains OWL; cloth; |
| 32 | FEGARY – F(EG)A(i)RY; old word for prank; |
| 33 | GRAINY – fellow=guy then change “u” to “rain” to give GRAINY; |
| 34 | OVATOR – (inn)OVATOR; old word for house=inn; |
| 35 | STAGIRITE – STAG-I-RITE; inhabitant of Stagira in Macedonia, particularly Aristotle; |
| Down | |
| 2 | AROINT – (anti hero – he)*; drive away; |
| 3 | SYRIAC – (is racy)*; |
| 4 | CITO – CIT(y)-O; quickly; |
| 5 | NESKI – hidden (o)NE-SKI(ing); Arabic handwriting; |
| 6 | DHIMMITUDE – D(HIM-MIT)UDE; university=MIT; condition of non-Muslim living in a Muslim state; |
| 7 | ANOURA – A(NO)URA; frogs and toads; |
| 8 | YAUPON – Y(A-UP)ON; that=YON; a shrub; |
| 9 | ASSERTORY – ASS-ER-TORY; |
| 13 | ALTITONANT – (latin not)* contains AN; sound of thunder; |
| 14 | TRONE – (mines)TRONE; eggs=slang for explosive mines; marketplace; |
| 15 | PEARL-EDGE – PEAR-LEDGE; |
| 19 | ACT,AS – ACTA-S(tate); official proceedings=ACTA; |
| 22 | EXPORT – EX-PORT; strong beer; |
| 23 | ECOWAS – (sea cow)*; Economic Community of West Africa; |
| 25 | STRATI – ST(RAT)I(r); |
| 26 | RED,ROT – reverse “tall order” omitting “all”; |
| 28 | BEFOG – BE(FO)G; |
| 30 | AGAR – RAGA reversed; |
Jeremy