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Have I been lucky or is it too easy this week ? Had to use Google for one of the works. l always wonder how many attempts others make before winning a prize.

It was easy this week, truron. I'd never heard of the longer title, either. And won recently after mybe a year or two of trying. Not that it's worth winning , mind you, when you live in Europe: the bank takes over half the prize money in fees. So the best thing you can do is give it to some good cause in England. but surely nobody does these puzzles for the prize (tho' I admit I send some of them in). Perhaps I just like seeing the name of my little village here in a British paper occasionally.

Some help with the following will be appreciated:
ACROSS:
14 Whimsical women rejected wrong doctrine(8):
?????A?M
18 Clot's mobile broken by Charlie(7): ????L?C
32 Airways serving popular drinks(7): ?????E?
36 More around tumulus trailing cuckoo(8): ?????O??
37 I preach against high flyer US expelled(5): ????R
DOWN:
9 Wader crossing long narrow sands gets put off(7) ??????E
20 Gordon's onion busybody peeled(4): ???O
21 Day one climbs trees(4): ???S
28 Watchtower in Albania always active(7): ?R?N???

Many thanks in advance!

20 Sybo, a Scottish ('Gordon') word for spring onion. It's inside 'buSYBOdy'.
21 Itas, trees - I+Sat(backwards)
18 Embolic - anagram of 'mobile' and 'C' for Charlie.

9D Re spit e

14a is an anagram of whimsical minus the"W"
32a INTAKES
28d ATALAYA

36a loco-mote
37a v-icar(-us)

...and 14a (in case you're still searching) is CHILIASM !

...and 14a (in case you're still searching) is CHILIASM !

Many thanks to all for the fabulous help!