Across:
1 Accountant, for instance (GOOD AT FIGURES), has a head for sculpture? (GOOD AT FIGURES),
10 My word (OPINION) – it brings a tear (onion = O-NION) to find detective (-PI-) inside (OPINION),
11 Fraud (SHAM-) is terrible (poor) – almost (r) (‘poor’ without ‘r’ = -POO) (SHAMPOO) typical of that shower perhaps (SHAMPOO),
12 Producer has no cure (“producer” has no “cure” = podr = DROP) for blackout (DROP),
13 Trollope dismissed Poe (“Trollope”’ dismissed “Poe” = troll = TROLL) as an ugly monster (TROLL),
15 Well done (GOOD) by all sides today (GOOD on all sides of today’s crossword),
17 Expertise (ART) concealed by McCartney (concealed by ‘McCartney’ = ART),
19 Novice (learner = -L-) in tense (tense = NEST- E) training (= anagram indicator) (NESTLE) huddle (NESTLE),
21 Mysterious (= anagram indicator) legal (legal = ALLEG-) eagle (eagle) to introduce (e) (eagle to introduce = -E) (ALLEGE) evidence (ALLEGE),
22 Hurry (URGENCY) to encourage (URGE-) American city (NYC = -NCY) development (= anagram indicator) (URGENCY),
23 The foreign (the = LA-) copper (-CU-) leads new (-N-) agency (-A) (LACUNA) – it concerns gap in statement perhaps (LACUNA),
25 No rations for theoreticians (no “rations” for “theoreticians” = theeci = TECHIE) expertly working on computer (TECHIE),
27 Found in the general public (found in the “general public” = ALP) high up in Switzerland (ALP),
29 Puts away (EATS) for track trials (heats) needing no introduction (h) (‘heats’ without ‘h’ = EATS),
30 Permits (VISAS) sign (V-sign) on one (-I-) airline (-SAS) (VISAS),
31 Phil Silvers Show tribute opens (Phil Silvers Show tribute opens/first letters = PSST) with attention grabber that not everyone will get to hear (PSST),
34 Caught (C-) woman (-ANN-) taking top and bottom (removing ‘s’ + ‘d’) off solid (‘s’ + ‘d’ off “solid” = -OLI) (CANNOLI) Italian dessert (CANNOLI),
35 Forget about (LET IT GO) the foreign (the = LE-) bird (tit = -T IT) on leave (GO) (LET IT GO),
36 It’s guaranteed to amuse (GOOD FOR A LAUGH) comic, for one (GOOD FOR A LAUGH).
Down:
2 Menacing (OMINOUS) old (O-) Frenchman (Monsieur = -M-) is one (-I-) with common sense (-NOUS) (OMINOUS),
3 A plumber would find (DRIP) no objections in job description (no “objections” in “job description” = drip = DRIP),
4 A foreign (a = -UN-) doctor (-DR-) in British army (Territorial Army = T-A) (TUNDRA) that’s plainly way up north (plain/flatland at Arctic = TUNDRA),
5 Rialto isn’t in illustration (“Rialto” isn’t in “illustration” = ilustn = INSULT) and that’s a snub (INSULT),
6 University (U-) mortar board, for one (hat = -TAH), raised (= reversal indicator) (UTAH) in American state (UTAH),
7 Enquire (EXPLORE) into unfinished (o) exhibition (“expo” without “o” = EXP-) on Loire (Loire) – it’s empty (empty/missing the centre) (“Loire” without “i” = -LORE) (EXPLORE),
8 Healthy (GOOD) weight (INFLUENCE) (GOOD INFLUENCE) for a role model (GOOD INFLUENCE),
9 A round of applause (GOOD RECEPTION) as the newlyweds are expecting? (expecting a GOOD RECEPTION),
14 They’re not among the three-year-olds (“they’re” not among the “three-year-olds” = earolds = ORDEALS) for baptisms of fire (ORDEALS),
16 Remove lie from bulletin (remove “lie” from “bulletin” = bultn = BLUNT) for Frank (frank = BLUNT),
18 Offend (off end = F-) strong cleaner (-LYE-) by releasing lead (releasing lead = -R) (FLYER) out on the air (FLYER),
20 Some nerve-racking (some “nerve-racking” = ERA) period (ERA),
21 Concealed by characters (concealed by “characters” = ACT) in play (ACT),
24 Interrupted (CUT INTO) by Trim (trim = CUT) teachers (Irish National Teachers’ Organisation = INTO) (CUT INTO),
26 Most of (m) the meat (‘ham’ without ‘m’ = HA-) from hotel (-H-) consumed by men-only party (stag = -S-TAG) (HASHTAG) addressed on social media (HASHTAG),
27 First-class (AI-) miner (“miner” = “minor” = -KID-) says (= homophone indicator) nothing (-O) (AIKIDO) as a form of self-defence (AIKIDO),
28 No Pinot in Appellation (no “pinot” in “appellation” = apella = PAELLA) that’s a staple of Spanish restaurant (PAELLA),
32 It’s covered up by Politburo administration (ROAD covered up by “Politburo administration”) of course (ROAD),
33 Big old thunderous smoker occasionally (ETNA) found in Vietnam (ETNA found in “Vietnam”).