35a Ian's pets having time for number of openings (5) d-wt- (trouble with scots as usual) 39a saw, with many points s-o-t-ed (should be 'spotted' but can't parse)
8down (6), 11a (6), 12 across (5), 23 down (6): these are all 'normal' with 2 letters added to the answer and should in any order be the answers to: split smoothed over when I retired 4 (plus... ...
12d comfort chap covered in black stuff (6) -o-t-- 21 a unclued -could be shlai, have sh--i 36a cut state investment (5) -tea-, probably steak, but why
enjoyable indeed with jj's help, still struggling on 10, 19, 24 across 10 city in its state is a european port : calais first to last? but why? 19 first rule of protection ignored in affair: rompu?... ...
so I have plausible answers for many of the cryptics (15,17,18,24,27 across and all the downs but 1,7 and 21) but am at a loss about how to enter them, if a lot of them should be backwards could... ...
last few: 17a caught mistress endlessly misbehaving in romances (8): c-r-t-sms 12a clown one of pair in circus to take offence: c--f- 8d set of connected data from page penned in a rush t-p-e
20 across unclued: st-in- probably steine (possibly omitting an acute accent on the 2nd e?) but could it be strine? the rest was a bit too easy perhaps?
14 across: "a catholic? begin again." is it mostly advice for religious ladies (7,5) a-c-e-e / ----s- 7 down : courteous knight shook up about dodgy cid liar (3,8): s--/-----o-e is there a sir... ...
think I've finished but help in parsing these please: 32 across I'll enter sale - pipe down = can it 30 down remove crusts of foreign bread in exotic sandwich: roti? 28 down bits of ordure regularly... ...
34 a. depositor receives this mound to set apart 2 words: --a-/interest *26 down (why the *?) village head: mal-- 16 a. mow middle of pitch when sun is following: Tass? Why? Is 'jalap' right for... ...
club for golfers in argentine? My last clue and I've got everything but the last a something to do with royal and ancient, and do r and a stand for argentina?