Across:
1 Pass on crock of gold (LEAVE A FORTUNE) or ignore what’s at the end of a rainbow presumably? (LEAVE A FORTUNE at the end of a rainbow)
10 Official restriction on trade (EMBARGO) of wild (= anagram indicator) borage (borage = E-BARGO) grown around start of May (beginning of ‘May’ = -M-) (EMBARGO),
11 Most of (t) the fund (‘trust’ without ‘t’ = TRUS-) is for the swingers (golf -TEE) (TRUSTEE) on the board (TRUSTEE),
12 Some crave a lamb (some ‘craVE A Lamb’ = VEAL) chop from the butchers (VEAL chop),
13 All sides today (LEAVE on all sides of today’s grid) in Split (split = LEAVE),
15 Some gorgeous lavender (some ‘gorgeouS LAVender’ = SLAV) found in The Balkans (SLAV),
17 Found in the gobbledegook (found in the ‘gobbledEGOok’ = EGO) one needs to recognise one’s importance (EGO),
19 Moral values (IDEALS) of ladies’ (ladies = IDEALS) movement (= anagram indicator),
21 It’s revolting (uprising/coup = PUTSCH) place (PUT-) for small (-S-) church (-CH) (PUTSCH),
22 18 down (‘audit’ = AUDIT-) and writer (-ED) (AUDITED) went through the books (AUDITED),
23 Sorry (= anagram indicator) images (images = AGEISM) of old prejudice (AGEISM),
25 Inches (inches = NICHES) away (= anagram indicator) from cubbyholes (NICHES),
27 Blonde type (ASH blonde) of dame left ashamed (‘dame’ left ‘ashamed’ = sha = ASH),
29 Characters in Cognito gobsmacked (characters in ‘cogniTO GObsmacked’ = TOGO) by what’s in Africa (TOGO),
30 Munition removed from mountain trail (‘munition’ removed from ‘mountain trail’ = atral = ALTAR) to place of worship (ALTAR),
31 Amidst the amoeba living (amidst the ‘ amoeBA LIving’ = BALI) on Indonesian island (BALI),
34 Tune (AIR-) from bar (-LINE) (AIRLINE) in Delta (AIRLINE),
35 REM isn’t in the mainstream (‘rem’ isn’t in the ‘mainstream’ = mainsta = STAMINA) and that sustains you when you’re playing for a long time (STAMINA),
36 Flee from company (LEAVE ONE’S POST) – is this what the editor might do in resignation? (LEAVE ONE’S POST).
Down:
2 Became (became = EMB-ACE) ill (= anagram indicator) consuming raw starter (‘Raw’ starter = -R-) (EMBRACE) in hold (EMBRACE),
3 Dines off vineyards (‘dines’ off ‘vineyards’ = vyar = VARY) for change from time to time (VARY),
4 American (A-) backs (= reversal indicator) foreign party (Grand Old Party = GOP = -POG-) drugs (-EE) (APOGEE) – it’s a high point (APOGEE),
5 Raising (= reversal indicator) zero (-O) tax (VAT = -TAV-) from firm (Co = OC-) (OCTAVO) is one for the books (OCTAVO),
6 Padre’s not in Departures (‘padres’ not in ‘departures’ = ture = TRUE) – is that to be believed? (TRUE),
7 Annoys (NETTLES) soldier (Lieutenant/ Lt = -TL-) retreating (= reversal indicator) in tense (tense = NET-ES) riot (= anagram indicator) (NETTLES),
8 A Bandon (abandon = LEAVE) institute (I-) with tasteless ornaments (tat = -T AT) is the opposite of this? (the opposite of ‘this’ is THAT) (LEAVE IT AT THAT) Enough said! (LEAVE IT AT THAT),
9 Cast off (LEAVE) The Clinic (HOSPITAL) (LEAVE HOSPITAL) retire from The Theatre perhaps (LEAVE HOSPITAL),
14 Counter (AGAINST) and range (AGA-) is popular (-IN-) to be fair (half of) to the rest (half of the ‘reST’ = -ST) (AGAINST),
16 Indifferent (BLASÉ) to what’s left (-L-) in the army barracks (B-ASE) (BLASÉ),
18 Custodian releasing cons (‘custodian’ releasing ‘cons’ = utdia = AUDIT) – it’s every taxpayers worry (AUDIT),
20 Sheamus Ashe is missing (‘Sheamus’ ‘Ashe’ is missing/without ‘Ashe’ = mus = SUM) with amount of money (SUM),
21 Bit of compensation (bit of “comPENsation” = PEN) for the writer (PEN),
24 Criminal (= anagram indicator) angered (angered = EN GARDE) by stance taken by one associated with Swords (EN GARDE in fencing),
26 Endless (y) stout (‘heavy’ without ‘y’ = HEAV-) that is (i.e. = -IE-) served at opening (‘Served’ at opening = -S) (HEAVIES) for those minding one’s business (HEAVIES),
27 Bachelor (-B-) consumed by drink (ale = AL-E-) at party (-DO) (ALBEDO) and that’s a reflection of what’s on the surface (ALBEDO),
28 Barney is local (‘barney’ is local for HASSLE) to Donnybrook (donnybrook/disorder = HASSLE),
32 Bookie verified deposit in (‘booKIE Verified’ deposit in = KIEV) European city (KIEV),
33 Deer shooed away from Red Maple (‘deer’ shooed away from ‘red maple’ = mapl = LAMP) by Tiffany (Tiffany LAMP).