Pie Crust by Flowerman


In all across clues, solving the wordplay yields the answer plus a residual letter. In clue order, these letters specify the theme. Four unclued lights provide examples of this theme.

Across
3    Unclued (2 words)
9    Knocked out by famous singer's old work (6)
10    Not satisfied about some state monuments (5)
12    Cross border hiding in French vehicle (5)
13    Face staff with courage (7)
15    Three associate to describe small child's bones (6)
17    Slight doctor gentle and extremely capable (7)
19    Local serjeant-at-law wanting County Alderman to hang (4)
20    Twice a year dad resolved to hold to routine (8)
22    European down on spirit after he lost condition (8)
24    Eccentric person ignoring graduate's knock (4)
25    Mountain peak completely in cloud (7)
30    Insect about to consume drug notice (6)
31    Liaises with cricket side coming in for afternoon fete (7)
32    Freely at first, American singer described life in Brazil (5)
33    Physicist in French city given wreath (5)
34    Attractive woman contracted to distribute test (6)
35    Unclued (2 words)		 Down
1    Unclued (2 words)
2    Son too clumsy to manage instrument (8)
3    Unwilling to take time off for cold fish (5)
4    Zip around US state achieving nothing (5)
5    Natives welcoming brief look at birds (7)
6    4 supporting universal operating system (4)
7    Call for guards after political leaders left stranded (6)
8    Complain when top two fail to impress (4)
11    Unclued (2 words)
14    Musical comedy abridged - one line chopped (7)
16    Troublemaker putting male cat in lake? On the contrary (7)
18    American 4 keeping iodine in container (8)
21    First-rate Australian assuming prince has a condition affecting speech (7)
23    4 hiding in drain started raid (6)
26    Somersaulting aerialist occasionally wanting headgear (5)
27    European ready to listen to one calling from afar (5)
28    Sing an easy thing to stay positive (4)
29    Plant badly placed at foot of elm (4)
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