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I think 34d must be TAMPER-PROOF. T (last letter of got) + Am + Perp (etrator) + Roof

Many thanks, Quisling! I'll battle on a bit longer and see where it takes me.

34d: TAMPER-PROOF (= against theft). T (last letter of GOT), AM PERP (confession by American culprit), ROOF (covering)

Thanks, MW - I am just left with two I can't fully parse.
28 Across - "Pet in need of attention, cast to the margins. (6)
I have D-A-I- - is this DEARIE?
31 Across - "Good bread to have with wine - fancy, and white. (9)
I imagine this GHOSTLIKE. but how does BREAD equate with HOST?

Yes, Dearie, pet,. darling etc. Ear, attention, inside Die, cast.

Bread, host, Communion stuff!

The Host is the consecrated wafer in the Catholic Eucharist, which you take with wine in communion

Many thanks, Malone - that looks pretty good to me!

Thanks, Rocketman,. Quisling gave a fuller answe, but I thought a simple nudge, reminder about Communion, would do.