Across:
1 Carving (CUTTING) one (I-) starter of trout (starter of ‘trout’ = -T) is impressive (FINE) (CUTTING IT FINE) having just made it (CUTTING IT FINE),
10 Turn (U-turn) to revolutionary (= reversal indicator) Harry (pester = nag = -GAN-) Daniel (-DAN) (UGANDAN) living in Africa (UGANDAN),
11 Serving (PLATE-) a (-A-) university (-U) (PLATEAU) that’s plainly on the rise (PLATEAU),
12 Some revolutionary (= reversal indicator) secular organisation (some ‘secular organisation’ = laro = ORAL), in a manner of speaking (ORAL),
13 Acquire a knowledge (LEARN) of meandering (= anagram indicator) lane (lane = LEA-N) around river (-R-) (LEARN),
15 Local malicious gossip dug up (DIRT) by both sides in District Court (both sides in ‘District Court’ = DIRT),
17 Settle down (SIT) or retiring (= reversal indicator) in The Blasket Islands? (in ‘The Blasket Islands’ = tis = SIT),
19 Square (EVEN UP) flat (EVEN) for party (DUP) leader gone astray (D) (‘DUP’ without ‘D’ = UP) (EVEN UP),
21 Ad lib (WING IT) with funny guy (W--IT) swallowing gin (gin = -ING) cocktail (= anagram indicator) (WING IT),
22 Line (-L-) in sad (= anagram indicator) eulogy (eulogy = YU-E LOG) (YULE LOG) by one of The Blazers synonymous with the season (YULE LOG),
23 Tiny portrait lying on the chest (portrait/photo in LOCKET) as a reminder – just in case! (LOCKET = case for mementos),
25 What the artist produced (OEUVRE) for starter came out of Treasure Trove (‘starter’ came out of ’treasure trove’ = uerove = OEUVRE),
27 Master of Ballantrae opens (‘Master of Ballantrae’ opens = MOB) with a group of wise guys (MOB),
29 Rip-off (SCAM) cutting of Genus Camellia (cutting of ‘Genus Camellia’ = SCAM),
30 Soldier on, dismissing lies (‘soldier on’ dismissing ‘lies’ = odron = DONOR) of supporter (DONOR),
31 It’s a measure (INCH) of the contents of porcelain china (contents of “porcelain china” = INCH),
34 Realise (EXECUTE) former (EX-) sweetheart (‘sweet heart’ = -E-) is adorable (-CUTE) (EXECUTE),
35 Austen (Austen = TE-ANUS) novel (= anagram indicator) about Middle Eastern (Middle ‘Eastern’ = -T-) (TETANUS) type of bacterial disease (TETANUS),
36 Did the stylist use a bowl to trim your hair, for example (example of a CUTTING REMARK), working in the barbers (CUTTING) for notice? (REMARK) (CUTTING REMARK).
Down:
2 Oblivious (UNAWARE) to a foreign (a = UN-) conflict (-WAR-) in hospital department (A&E = A-E) (UNAWARE),
3 Crash (= anagram indicator) diet (diet = TIDE) – the current trend suggests one has a yo-yo effect (yo-yo effect = TIDE),
4 Removed sod from sandstone (removed ‘sod’ from ‘sandstone’ = anstne = NANTES) in the French port (NANTES),
5 Source from abroad (IMPORT) opens intoxicating Merlot (opens ‘intoxicating Merlot’ = IM-) wine (-PORT) (IMPORT),
6 It’s even (FLAT) covered up by hyperinflation (covered up by ‘hyperinflation’ = FLAT),
7 Calling for (NEEDING) report (= homophone indicator) of what the Bakers are doing (“kneading” = “NEEDING”),
8 Forsake an unprofitable business (CUT ONE’S LOSSES) with copper (CU-), shady types (tones = -T ONE’S) and those who went missing (LOSSES) (CUT ONE’S LOSSES),
9 To make a long story short (CUT TO THE CHASE), director switched the action to the racecourse (CUT TO THE CHASE),
14 A Loire (Loire = AILERO-) criminal (= anagram indicator) on new (-N) (AILERON) flighty part of The Wing (AILERON),
16 It’s far from February (it’s ‘far’ from ‘February’ = ebruy = BUYER) for investor (BUYER),
18 Row (layer/tier = TI-ER) over grooming head (‘grooming’ head = -G-) (TIGER) of big cat (TIGER),
20 Based out of Budapest (‘based’ out of ‘Budapest’ = upt = PUT) by park (PUT),
21 Seek the affection of (WOO) most of (d) the golf club (‘wood’ without ‘d’= WOO),
24 Could start (‘could’ start = C-) to loathe (-HATE-) a (-A -) classy (upper class = -U) (CHATEAU) nice source of wine (Nice/French wine from CHATEAU),
26 Evening Star sacks sage (‘Evening Star’ sacks ‘sage’ = evnintr = VINTNER) for buying and selling drink (VINTNER),
27 Take Possession of the House (MOVE IN) – movie (movie = MOVE I-) playing (= anagram indicator) at end of Horrorthon (at end of ‘Horrorthon’ = -N) (MOVE IN),
28 Soldier (Lieutenant = -LT-) captured by Dutch colonist (Boer = BO-ER) (BOLTER) does a runner (BOLTER),
32 Rip off culprit (‘rip’ off ‘culprit’ = cult = CULT) from religious group (CULT),
33 Check (check/stop = STEM) both sides of stereo system (both sides of ‘stereo system’ = STEM).