Mephisto 2974 – by Don Manley – rising to the occassion.

In the blog, the definition in the clue is underlined and followed by the answer; the parsing; any comments

Across

2 Suffering comes to nimble mover? One may go the wall (11, two words)
PAINT,ROLLER; PAIN-TROLLER; presumably “on or over the wall” was intended;

9 Stand up outside a cairn (5)
RAISE; R(A)ISE;

11 Like intimate combat that you’ve just seen here! (6)
ONE-ONE; reference the clue number 11

12 Part of body giving neural disorder (6)
ULNARE; (neural)*; a small bone near the ulna

13 Darling daughter marked with favour? (6)
GRACED; GRACE-D; Grace Darling (1815 – 1842) was the lighthouse keeper’s daughter, famed for participating in the rescue of survivors from the shipwrecked Forfarshire in 1838

14 Female energy with which Indian widow ensnares king (5)
SAKTI; SA(K)TI; Indian widow=SATI;

15 American head of society appears in ripped silk (7)
TUSSORE; T(US-S)ORE; S from S(ociety);

17 Women seen in foreign city station once (5)
ROWME; RO(W)ME;

19 Genius is leading Ireland, high-ranking woman (8)
KAISERIN; KA-IS-ERIN; Mrs Bill;

23 House-to-house transporters bring me back into Bristol team? (8)
REMOVERS; R(ME reversed)OVERS; reference football team Bristol Rovers who Roy played for;

27 Wild tree hiding a plant (5)
REATE; (tree)* surrounds A;

29 Big organisation in financial trouble or still in good order as before? (7)
UNBROKE; UN-BROKE; BROKE=insolvent from the Italian “broken moneylender’s table”

30 Greek character maybe wanting lobsters, not cold (5)
SAMPI; S(c)AMPI;

31 In night of informality, see someone by river (6)
NILOTE; NI(LO)TE; somebody living near the Nile;

32 Title, something conveying meaning to the rank and file (6)
SIGNOR; SIGN-OR; OR=Ordinary Ranks;

33 Boy, one knocked over, showing no lumps? (6)
ENODAL; LAD-ONE reversed;

34 Top female taking time, getting about — behind as before? (5)
ARERE; (ER-ERA) reversed;

35 Depression, with restricted period at home a decisive factor (11)
DETERMINANT; DE(TERM-IN-A)NT

Down

1 Moving up with risk — mountaineer’s sling is the answer (6)
PRUSIK; (up risk)*;

2 Sort of webbed article carried by two friends (8)
PALAMATE; PAL-A-MATE;

3 One adequate factory closed off plant (6)
ISATIS; I-SATIS(factory);

4 Plant in square opened by Her Majesty (6)
NERINE; N(ER)INE; 9 is the square of 3;

5 Rascally old soldiers upset fellow (5)
ROGUY; OR reversed – GUY;

6 Each pig south of lake in pasture (6)
LEASOW; L-EA-SOW;

7 See farm animal, with river rising, in plant that makes it mad? (8)
LOCO-WEED; LO-COW-(DEE reversed);

8 Free advice no longer given to them (6)
REDEEM; REDE-‘EM;

10 Communication from Paris about to be taken to north European (6)
LETTRE; LETT-RE;

16 Capture man with bad habit, fellow with wicked wife (8, three words)
HIT,A,BLOT; (habit)*-LOT; to take a piece in backgammon;

18 Heathen god with imposing bearing, one to spoil the fun of old (8)
MARSPORT; MARS-PORT;

20 He is naughty nabbing two maidens put in a trap (6)
IMMESH; (he is)* surrounds M-M;

21 Quiet old character died, reduced to a minimum? (6)
PRUNED; P-RUNE-D;

22 Marched — and walked in step periodically (6)
STRODE; S(TROD)E; SE from S(t)E(p);

24 Poet or knight (6)
OSSIAN; OSSIA-N; or=OSSIA

25 Drug — the classical way to swallow a grain (6)
VIAGRA; VI(A-GR)A; unimaginative definition;

26 Gentleman admitting love before end of the party (6)
SOIREE; S(O)IRE-(th)E; could have been linked with previous clue perhaps?

28 Rascal in danger, half hidden on top of tree (5)
SKELM; (ri)SK-ELM