Across

• 1.

  SPECTER: S + PE(C)TER
• 5.

  CLIENT: C(LI)ENT
• 10.

  ARCHER: ARCHER (double def.)
• 11.

  POINTER: PO + INTER
• 12.

  FORAGER: FOR + AGER
• 13.

  RUG RAT: RUG RAT ("tar gur" rev.) → enter as RUGRAT
• 15.

  CANTS: CAN(T)S
• 18.

  ISLE: IS + L + E
• 20.

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

  ONCE: cOnNeCtEd
• 24.

  SPENT: S(PEN)T
• 26.

  TERROR: T + ERROR
• 28.

  TRILATERAL: TRI(LATER)AL
• 32.

  AUTOMAT: AU(TO)MAT
• 33.

  TEST RUN: staTES + TRUNcated → enter as TESTRUN
• 34.

  ESTHER: EST + HER
• 35.

  SEANCES: SEANCES ("as scene" anag.)

Down

• 1.

  SAFER: SAFER ("fares" anag.)
• 2.

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

  CHARRED: CHARRED ("chard" homophone)
• 4.

  ERECT: ERE + CT
• 5.

  COGNATE: CO(GNAT)E
• 6.

  LIST: LIST (double def.)
• 7.

  INLET: INLET ("intel" anag.)
• 8.

  NEAR: N + EAR
• 9.

  TRUSSED: TRUSSED ("trust" homophone)
• 14.

  ACUTE: AC + UTE
• 16.

  NO ONE: NOON + E → enter as NOONE
• 17.

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

  LOUSIEST: LOUd + SIESTa
• 21.

  ACETATE: ACE + TATE
• 22.

  FORLORN: FORLO + RN ("floor" anag.)
• 25.

  PLATH: P(L)ATH
• 27.

  RITES: RITES ("rights" homophone)
• 29.

  RYES: dRy + YES
• 30.

  ACRE: A(C)RE
• 31.

  IMAC: anticliMACtic