Across

• 1.

  S + PE(C)TER
• 5.

  C(LI)ENT
• 10.

  ARCHER (double def.)
• 11.

  PO + INTER
• 12.

  FOR + AGER
• 13.

  RUG RAT ("tar gur" rev.)
• 15.

  CAN(T)S
• 18.

  IS + L + E
• 20.

  CARTOUCHE ("to Chaucer" anag.)
• 23.

  cOnNeCtEd
• 24.

  S(PEN)T
• 26.

  T + ERROR
• 28.

  TRI(LATER)AL
• 32.

  AU(TO)MAT
• 33.

  staTES + TRUNcated
• 34.

  EST + HER
• 35.

  SEANCES ("as scene" anag.)

Down

• 1.

  SAFER ("fares" anag.)
• 2.

  PROFUSION ("in soup for" anag.)
• 3.

  CHARRED ("chard" homophone)
• 4.

  ERE + CT
• 5.

  CO(GNAT)E
• 6.

  LIST (double def.)
• 7.

  INLET ("intel" anag.)
• 8.

  N + EAR
• 9.

  TRUSSED ("trust" homophone)
• 14.

  AC + UTE
• 16.

  NOON + E
• 17.

  CHOCOLATE ("a cloche to" anag.)
• 19.

  LOUd + SIESTa
• 21.

  ACE + TATE
• 22.

  FORLO + RN ("floor" anag.)
• 25.

  P(L)ATH
• 27.

  RITES ("rights" homophone)
• 29.

  dRy + YES
• 30.

  A(C)RE
• 31.

  anticliMACtic