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Across:
1 Unique (NOTHING LIKE IT) night on (night on = NOTHING) trip (= anagram indicator) reminiscent of (LIKE) comic (wit) needing no introduction (w) (“wit” without “w” = IT) (NOTHING LIKE IT),
10 Where to find Irish breakfast to takeaway (ON A ROLL) that’s hot (that’s hot/good luck = ON A ROLL)
11 Scientist associated with Sky (GALILEO) had problems with The Sun’s direction perhaps (GALILEO),
12 Very funny (HA-HA) sign removed from Shanghai (“sign” removed from “Shanghai” = haha = HA-HA),
13 Speaker (tannoy) loses the head (t) (“tannoy” without “t” = ANNOY) with bug (ANNOY),
15 Guarantee (OATH) offers assurances to leader’s (“offers assurances to” leaders = OAT-) husband (-H) (OATH),
17 Deadly type (deadly SIN) of sports injury covered up (“sports injury” covered up = SIN),
19 Businessmen have no sense (“businessmen” have no “sense” = businm = NIMBUS) of The Cloud (NIMBUS cloud),
21 Entertains with no seat (“entertains” with no “seat” = enrtin = INTERN) for apprentice (INTERN),
22 It’s zilch (NOTHING) to do with all sides today (NOTHING on sides of today’s grid),
23 Whets the appetite (TEMPTS) of casual worker (TEMP-) with starters of tender sweetbreads (starters of “tender sweetbreads” = -TS) (TEMPTS),
25 Just out (NEWEST) on the outskirts of New York forest (outskirts of “New York forest” = NEWEST),
27 Father’s gear (ALB) seen in the crystal ball (seen in the “crystal ball” = ALB),
29 First page (first page of website = HOME page) on the housing list (HOME),
30 Swallow, for instance (FLYER), what’s coming through your letterbox (FLYER),
31 Ned is not in the West End (“Ned” is not in the “West End” = west = STEW) for the dinner (STEW),
34 Study (DEN-) fresh (= anagram indicator) air (air = -ARI-) at institute (-I) (DENARII) in old capital (DENARII),
35 Dead spit (REPLICA) of a gent (agent = REP-) from large (-L-) women’s institute? (Irish Countrywomen’s Association = -ICA) (REPLICA),
36 From a positive perspective, it can’t get any worse (NOTHING TO LOSE) with hole in an empty tank, for example (NOTHING TO LOSE).
Down:
2 Woman (woman = ON A W-M) travelling (= anagram indicator) around central Tahiti (central “Tahiti” = -HI-) (ON A WHIM) just for the fun of it (ON A WHIM),
3 Calamity getting out of Oklahoma City (“calamity” getting out of “Oklahoma City” = okho = HOOK) for the fishing (HOOK),
4 Resonantly drops rate (“resonantly” drops “rate” = sonnly = NYLONS) for leggy types (NYLONS),
5 Colour sergeant doesn’t get rest cure (“colour sergeant” doesn’t get “rest cure” = ologan = LAGOON) by inland lake (LAGOON),
6 All the family (KI-N) left (-L-) inside (KILN) for firing those from pottery factory (KILN),
7 The public doesn’t like this disgraceful State (the public doesn’t like this disgraceful state = ILL FAME) backing (= reversal indicator) Florida (FL = -L F-) in crafty (= anagram indicator) email (email = IL- -AME) (ILL FAME),
8 What honest people have (NOTHING TO HIDE) for Frank? (NOTHING TO HIDE),
9 When everything is being laundered (NOTHING TO WEAR) for those in their birthday suit (NOTHING TO WEAR),
14 Reports (= homophone indicator) Sir’s behaviour (chivalrous/“knightly” = “NIGHTLY”) each evening (NIGHTLY),
16 Starting off (h) from regular meeting places (“haunts” without “h” = AUNTS) with family members (AUNTS),
18 Working (= anagram indicator) a glen (a glen = ANGEL) with a heavenly figure (ANGEL),
20 Masons dismiss man (“Masons” dismiss “man” = sos = SOS) looking for help (SOS),
21 Some breadwinners (some “breadwinners” = INN) offering room and board (INN),
24 Souvenir (MEMENTO) of Emmet on (Emmet on = MEMENTO) revolution (= anagram indicator),
26 Number of contenders (ENTRIES) for jobs in accountancy (ENTRIES in cash book/accounts),
27 Travelling (= anagram indicator) on Bali (on Bali = ALBION) from Britain in the past (literary Britain/England = ALBION),
28 Type of champagne (B-RUT) going around centre of Marseilles (centre of “Marseilles” = -EI-) (BEIRUT) and in Middle Eastern capital (BEIRUT),
32 Heading off (m) on hike (“march” without “m” = ARCH) with one of them on foot (ARCH),
33 Precious type (OPAL) of banks operating with our capital (banks “operating with our capital” = OPAL).