The unclued lights are of a kind. Elsewhere, ignore one apostrophe.
Across
2 Means to call poor chaperone about decline in wind backing (13, two words)
11 Department providing gold and beryllium (4)
14 Favouring women in front (4)
15 Standstill at Aussie thicket (10, hyphened)
18 Interprets text, having no time for steps (5)
19 Feel great about electrical ropeway system (9)
22 Total invested in French company’s returns appearing in old books (6)
24 Winds on peaks (6)
26 Encouraging right away, rowing (6)
29 Nomad to strive and exist indoors (6)
33 Reason to stamp out cattle illness (9)
34 ...

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