Cryptic crossword

Tuesday's puzzle...

ACROSS

3 and 32 American author whose mother is escaping from custody before that in Scotland (5,6)

8 Fancy that! Honour is given for English valley (6)

9 Works that bear no fruit with slight imperfection (6)

10 Admit within relationship that one's not a country person (6)

11 Rover's main part as gofer etc (8)

12 Regret being cheeky without direct introduction (3)

13 Representative arm, for example (6)

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14 Coming towards the front near the end of television programme (4,4)

17 Artist with instrument going to University College (7)

19 Papa's laying on extra stuffing (7)

23 Surrender of Chinese people at threshold of England (8)

27 Fliers composed using computers bearing badges of rank (6)

29 Burnt remains of tree (3)

30 I'd tell 'er arrangement has produced new growth (8)

31 Accuse of showing a leg when surrounded by booze (6)

32 See 3 across

33 and 34 Maligned profession responsible for production of teenage's tat (6,5)

DOWN

1 Depressed at being overweight and putting on extra (6)

2 The last word can be open to suggestion (8)

3 Being put off by federal and Right conspiracy (8)

4 Peace Prize winner who's lame and disabled (7)

5 Nothing should follow last hymn (6)

6 The French boys lose first youth on Greek island (6)

7 and 13 Hiding a gasp, perhaps, at existence on the breadline (4,2,5)

15 Even Pernod can be taken in extremity (3)

16 Carries on with pay (5)

18 Battle deprived of water goes down the pan (3)

20 Letters showing chance of becoming top dog? (8)

21 Tear one's hair out about record of nearly fifty in assignation (8)

22 Malign customary employment, we hear (7)

24 Pass away in southern continent with fond farewells (6)

25 Holds up the Spanish in periods of 24 hours (6)

26 Woman taking on two gentlemen in their home town (6)

28 Legwear birds use when adopting good housekeeping initially (6)

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