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Many thanks to Kruger for a fun challenge. Should satisfy anyone who was disappointed by this week’s Listener! One loose end: I didn’t spot the definition for the entry at 35 in the other clues.

Jack I believe it's 5A/30A. Archaic term for "straw" de-tailed. Maybe??

Full grid achieved. Highlights highlighted. Only things I can't work out is the parsing for the "High calibre non British" and "revolutionary cause overheard" solutions!

cailbre anag -b - eclair

thom,

"of revolutionary causE OVErheard"

Beautiful. Thanks both. I can now free myself from the burden of having to think about this any more!

Thanks, Thom. I had the wordplay from 5a but somehow couldn’t see the bleedin’ obvious definition in 30. Thanks for scratching that itch!

Took me a few hours, most of which were taken up in trying to understand the preamble. The bit in parentheses in the second paragraph is there, I believe, simply to confuse.

Nearly there, but would love help with normal clue at 10a.
Idiot not beginning larger peeled apple (8) Extra letter in wordplay.

Lumen, 10a is an old variety of apple (in Bradford's). 'Idiot' (6), minus first letter, and with extra letter, + 'larger', losing outside letters.

Thanks Mattrom.
That just leaves me with 3d. No words fit with my crossers and I can't see how any of those can be wrong. Any words of wisdom on 3d welcome!