Across:
1 Call up (TELEPHONE) for reserve (BOOK) (TELEPHONE BOOK) – the big, thick, blocky type that some are buzzing over locally (TELEPHONE BOOK),
10 Mournful type (ELEGIAC) of European starting (‘European’ starting = E-) to play (= anagram indicator) Gaelic (Gaelic = -LEGIAC) (ELEGIAC),
11 Somehow (= anagram indicator) lose Pat (lose Pat = APOSTLE) Thomas, for one (Thomas was one/ APOSTLE),
12 Uniform (EVEN) for Trim (t) meeting (‘event’ without ‘t’ = EVEN),
13 Dance (LIMBO dance) member (LIMB-) from Ring (-O) (LIMBO),
15 Helicopters dropping off richest (‘helicopters’ dropping off ‘ richest’ = elop = POLE) staff (staff/stick = POLE),
17 Shy type (COY) limps out of Olympics (‘limps’ out of ‘Olympics’ = oyc = COY),
19 Fast food (HOT DOG) stolen (HOT) for party (DO-) is great (-G) (HOT DOG),
21 Drunk (= anagram indicator) beer (beer = BREE-) from Switzerland (-CH) (BREECH) that might blow your head off? (BREECH on rifle/gun),
22 Peaceful character (PACIFIC) with reversible (= reverse indicator) cap (cap = PAC-) and interesting top (‘Interesting’ top = -I-) that half fits (half ‘FIts’ = -FI-) is caught (-C) (PACIFIC),
23 Small change (money) to The New Yorker’s (money to the New Yorkers = NICKEL) direction (north = N-) going like (like = I-KEL) crazy (= anagram indicator) around college (-C-) (NICKEL),
25 Academic (D-ON) entertains a (-A-) heartless (r) address (‘Mrs” without ‘r’ = -MS-) (DAMSON) by Deep Purple? (DAMSON),
27 Colourful type (RED) of The Foreign (German ‘the’ = der) Review (= reverse indicator) (der = RED),
29 Bishop (B-) is not in good shape (-ILL) (BILL) making way through the house (BILL making way through The House/Dáil),
30 Adjust figures (RESET) for chopped up (= anagram indicator) trees (trees = RESET),
31 Fragment of reprimand is controversial (fragment of ‘reprimanD IS Controversial ” = DISC) in Ring (DISC),
34 Plant (LOBELIA) lots of broccoli heads (‘Lots Of Broccoli’ heads = LOB-) in spring (= anagram indicator)? A lie! (a lie = -ELIA) (LOBELIA),
35 Of great importance (FATEFUL) to loyal (faithful) state (= homophone indicator) (‘faithful’ = ‘FATEFUL’),
36 Time (T-) for great footballer (Pele) to retire (= reverse indicator) (Pele = -ELEP-) is perfect? (perfect = -HONE) On top of the world (POLE) (TELEPHONE POLE) and employed by communications business! (TELEPHONE POLE).
Down:
2 Factor (ELEMENT) in – English (E-) workers (-MEN-) in accommodation (-LE-T) (ELEMENT),
3 Arab ruler (EMIR) consumed by the mirage (consumed by ‘thE MIRage = EMIR),
4 Busy (HECTIC) architect gets rid of art (‘architect’ gets rid of ‘art’ = chiect = HECTIC),
5 Barney (Barney) Duff (= anagram indicator) (Barney = NEARBY) could be handy (NEARBY),
6 Sentry left stony broke (‘sentry’ left ‘stony broke’ = obok = BOOK) and the author is responsible for this (BOOK),
7 In Paris where (in Paris ‘where’ = OU-) leading characters (leading ‘Characters’ = -C-) in A Tale of Two Cities, for instance (Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities = tome = -T-OME) (OUTCOME), produced result (OUTCOME),
8 The cost of a mobile (TELEPHONE BILL) in Ring (TELEPHONE) for the four characters in 29 across (the four characters in ‘bill’ = BILL) (TELEPHONE BILL),
9 Similar to one of those in 14 down (one of those ‘mobiles’ = TELEPHONE) on visit (visit = CALL) (TELEPHONE CALL) picked up at the start of a conversation (TELEPHONE CALL),
14 Mafia (MOB-) lies (lies) spread (= anagram indicator) (lies = -ILES) (MOBILES) by those accommodating types on some sites (MOBILES = mobile homes on camping sites),
16 Unfinished (t) station (‘depot’ without ‘t’ = depo = -OPED) on motorway (M-) held up (= reverse indicator) (MOPED) by motorised transport (MOPED),
18 Ancestor drops net (‘ancestor’ drops ‘net’ = acsor = ORCAS) for ocean predators (ORCAS),
20 Guy’s partner (GAL) picked up (= reversal indicator) by special agent (picked up by ‘speciaL AGent = lag = GAL),
21 Offer (BID) sample of wasabi dish (sample of ‘wasaBI Dish’ = BID),
24 Quality (CALIBRE) of pun from Republican (‘pun’ from ‘Republican’ = reblica = CALIBRE),
26 Competent (SKILFUL) expertise (skill) is short (l) (‘skill’ without ‘l’ = SKIL-) at French (-F-) university (University of Limerick = -UL) (SKILFUL),
27 Registered (R-) two types of drugs (‘E’ + hash = -EHASH) (REHASH) to make something with the same ingredients (REHASH),
28 Sound out the listeners (DEAFEN) with oldie from Daniel Defoe (with ‘oldie’ from ‘Daniel Defoe’ = danefe = DEAFEN),
32 Blackthorn (SLOE) in park (p) off hill (‘slope’ without ‘p’ = SLOE).
33 Knocking back (= reverse indicator) containers (pots = STOP) of Scotch? (scotch/put an end to = STOP).