Across:
1 Speak to chairman (RAISE) three times (thrice = TH- -RICE) about backing (= reverse indicator) exercise (PE = -E P-) (RAISE THE PRICE) in how to get more money (RAISE THE PRICE),
10 Judge (ARBITER) to snoop off probationers (‘snoop’ off ‘probationers’ = rbatier = ARBITER),
11 Tree (CATALPA) in California (CA = C-A) covering area (-A-) on top of Twin (on top of ‘Twin’ = -T-) Peak? (-ALP-) (CATALPA),
12 The extremes of retrograde (= reverse indicator) smallpox virus (the extremes of retrograde ‘SMallpox virUS’ = smus = SUMS) adds up (SUMS),
13 It’s not right (FALSE) to chop up (= anagram indicator) fleas (fleas = FALSE),
15 Knock’s (knocks/raps = TAPS) system for distributing water (TAPS),
17 Threesome in Jacksonville (threesome in ‘jackSONville’ = son) upset (= reverse indicator) (son = NOS) by rejections (NOS),
19 Popular (-IN-) German (-G-) embraced by Donegal (DL = D-L-) and English (-E) (DINGLE) town in the kingdom (DINGLE in ‘kingdom’ of Kerry),
21 Trendy (MOD-) set (set) mysteriously (= anagram indicator) (set = -EST) (MODEST) unlikely to brag (MODEST),
22 Learns a (learns a) sport (= anagram indicator) (learns a = ARSENAL) from magazine (ARSENAL in military store/magazine),
23 All characters in Revolution (= reverse all indicator) head off (t) to take (‘take’ without ‘t’ = ake = -EKA) Parisian street (Paris/French ‘street’ = rue = EUR-) (EUREKA) – that comes as a surprise! (EUREKA),
25 Follow (PURSUE) the money (PURS-E) around university (-U-) (PURSUE),
27 Players (team) with no manager from the start (‘Manager’ from the start ‘m’) (‘team’ without ‘m’ = TEA) make a meal of it (TEA),
29 The limits to raising (= reverse indicator) egomaniac (the limits to raising ‘EGomaniAC’ = egac = CAGE) in place of confinement (CAGE),
30 All the sides today (RAISE on all sides of today’s grid) to go up? (RAISE),
31 Covered up by global society (covered up by ‘globAL SOciety’ = ALSO), to boot (ALSO),
34 Become twisted (ENTWINE) outside accommodation (tent) off the head (t) (‘tent’, without ‘t’ = ENT-) on drink (-WINE) (ENTWINE),
35 Stand in awe (IDOLISE) of one (I-) party (-DO-) demolishing (= anagram indicator) lies (lies = -LISE) (IDOLISE),
36 Iran’s idea (Iran’s idea = RAISED IN A) manipulated (= anagram indicator) by stockholder (stock holder = BARN) (RAISED IN A BARN) is uncivilised (RAISED IN A BARN).
Down:
2 Humpty Dumpty’s contribution to meringue presumably (egg white = ALBUMEN) has lots of shots (photo ALBUM- has lots of shots) – and one (one) that’s not entirely (o) knocked back (= reverse indicator) (‘one’ without ‘o’ = ne = -EN) (ALBUMEN),
3 For the builders (SITE), gas fitter lacks graft (‘gas fitter’ lacks ‘graft’= site = SITE),
4 Bargain hunter has no hearing (‘bargain hunter’ has no ‘hearing’ = baunte = TURBAN) on top of everything else in the Sikh community (TURBAN),
5 Too much (EXCESS) IN (in = link word) XS (XS) on the radio? (= homophone indicator) (‘XS’ = ‘EXCESS’),
6 Compose a letter (write) with no introduction (w) (‘write’ without ‘w’ = RITE), as confirmation, for example (Confirmation = RITE),
7 The work of the artist (COLLAGE) is great (-G-) in exotic (= anagram indicator) locale (locale = COLLA-E) (COLLAGE),
8 Starting off (p), said nice things about (praised) (‘praised’ without ‘p’ = RAISED) Belgium (BE = B-E-) around every (-EACH-) school (-S) (RAISED BEACHES) in former seaside areas (RAISED BEACHES),
9 To be successful in the world of investments? (RAISE THE MONEY) Presumably grow cash on trees! (RAISE THE MONEY),
14 Legendary rock (LORELEI) that is (i.e. = -EI) let (let) roll (roll), for the most part in both cases (t + l) (‘let’ ‘roll’ without ‘t + l’ = lerol = LOREL-) all the way back (= reverse all indicator) (LORELEI),
16 Pilot (fly = FL-Y) over a (-A-) weekend (‘weeK’ end = -K-) (FLAKY) is cracking (FLAKY),
18 Lost (= anagram indicator) souls (souls = SOLUS) alone in the abbey? (alone in The Abbey Theatre / stage direction = SOLUS),
20 Times (ERA) when Beth is out of herb tea (when ‘Beth’ is out of ‘herb tea’ = rea = ERA),
21 Part of cataclysm – a problem (part of ‘cataclysM A Problem’ = MAP) created by Ptolemy (cartographer), for one, in his Geography (MAP),
24 Hit (= anagram indicator) a target (a target = REGATTA) in a number of crafty competitions in a row overseas (REGATTA),
26 Engaged by a major employer (army) (SOLDIER) in private (SOLDIER),
27 Politician (TD = T--D) rings a (-A-) man (gent) briefly (t) (man/ ‘gent’ briefly = -G EN-) (TAG END) for the last remaining part in America (the last remaining part of something in the US = TAG END),
28 Give out to (ASSIGN) young woman (lass) losing the head (l) (‘lass’ without ‘l’ = ASS-) up (= reverse indicator) north (NI = -I-N) around summit of Gullion (summit of ‘Gullion’ = -G-) (ASSIGN),
32 Calls from bridge (calls from game of bridge = BIDS) going around Bissagos Islands (going around ‘BIssagos islanDS’ = BIDS),
33 Some custom-built (some ‘cusTOM-Built’ = TOMB) structure in the dead centre (TOMB).