Everyone’s crossword

ACROSS

9 Giving a hand? (10) 11 Partner to assist a friend (8) 12 Appealed to the highest authority (6) 13 Being candid and outspoken even before trading (5-7) 14 Left one with a right storyteller (4) 15 Thoughtful authors I’ve followed (7) 16 Take away from the cad in revolt (6) 17 Are without a host for the party (10) 18 Electrical instrument developed by mother and me (8) 19 Factory moved by seawater? (8) 21 Cartoonist removed from main rota (8) 24 In anger go quickly using the short way (8) 26 Corrupt editor returns produce (10) 29 Fido’s home? (6) 30 Self-sacrifice (7) 31 Pop in American tree (4) 32 Meeting to study depot about mid-July (12) 34 Spanish settler (6) 35 Break link between a French pair (8) 36 Fixed allowance of heritable units for about 30 years (10)

DOWN

1 Proves it could become frolicsome (8) 2 Holiday region for schoolchildren? (10) 3 Amusing old coin in the collection (4) 4 His sudden fright in Spanish (8) 5 Engage lower gear having less loose money (6, 4) 6 Nautical term from a general (4) 7 Some letter about a dish (8) 8 Get out of the way of the confounded declarants (5, 5) 10 Allow to pass on in a steep area (8) 15 Nonsense poem I call controversial (9) 16 Half the world in France forming shady section of a group (4-5) 19 Wrecking a plan underwater? (10) 20 Indolent person who consumes waterlilies? (5-5) 22 Deviousness of tourist with toy going round (10) 23 Having a high opinion of crazy maid with small hoop (8) 25 One might put one’s foot in it on the beach (8) 27 Number, during discordant ringing, were smiling broadly (8) 28 Old engine pulling on a muscle (8) 33 Bound to see gym (4) 34 Incomplete role (4)