I was rather proud of how well I did here, managing all answers but one before even opening the dictionary. I won't tell which one defeated me as it's one of the easier ones here!
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition.
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | SWEEP-WASHER – SWEEP + WAS + HER. |
| 10 | THINLY – THIN[g] + L[ad]Y. |
| 12 | VEXER – X in VEER. |
| 13 | RUSSULAE – ([a]S USUAL)* in [fo]RE[st]. |
| 15/16 | AURUM POTABILE – A + U + RUM + POT + A + BILE. |
| 17 | HARRIS – HARR[y] + IS. |
| 20 | AGASSI – A GAS + IS<. Andre, of course. |
| 21 | AEETES – (TEE in SEA)<. |
| 23 | BESSEL – BE + LESS<. Friedrich Bessel. |
| 25/28 | COLONIAL GOOSE – COLON + 1 + (G[out] “tucking into” A LOOSE). |
| 30 | SUPERIOR – PERIO[d] in SUR[e]. |
| 31 | ROSET – ROSE + T. |
| 32 | DUENDE – END in DUE. |
| 33 | LETTERPRESS – LETTER + PRESS. |
| Down | |
| 1 | STRAP-HANGER – PH in STRANGERS. |
| 2 | WHUP – [fello]W + HUP. |
| 3 | ENSEAR – ENS + EAR. |
| 4 | PLUMB – PLUM + B[ranch]. |
| 5 | AVAILABLE – LAN in AVAILE. |
| 6 | HEJURA – HE + JURA. |
| 7 | EXPRESS – EX PRESS. |
| 8 | REPULSE – RE[d] + PULSE. |
| 9 | CREMAILLERES – CRE[w] + MARSEILLE. |
| 11 | ISN’T – S in INT. |
| 14 | DISSOLUTE – SOLITUDE’S*. |
| 18 | AEROSOL – (SORE + A)< + O[ld] + L[inament]. |
| 19 | REHOUSE – EH in ROUSE. |
| 22 | TASSET – TAS[k] + SET. |
| 24 | SNORER – (N + OR) in SER. |
| 26 | ONE UP – NE in OUP. |
| 27 | IAIN – I + A + 1 + N. |
| 29 | MODS – MO[o]DS. |