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All clues solved except 11ac,must be missing something obvious,as noone else has queried it.any hints gratefully received

It's not that obvious, a word I had not come across before. Wordplay is a synonym of support (verb) with an omission. The definition is at the end.
The omission is a loose synonym, as Chambers makes clear.

Sorry, Oldwolfie. I misled you about the wordplay for 3d.

Thanks Mack.
Got there in the end!

On rechecking the whole grid, I realise that I have three that aren't thoroughly parsed.
7D: I assume I'm looking for a Scottish word for cows (not `coos'!) to remove from a longish word for `preserve'?
1D: The answer is unambiguous, but I can't see how the 4 letters (around the disheartened bit) relate to `cast'.
23A: I know I've removed the correct word. The definition works. But what on earth is the wordplay? (I had something earlier, but that was with the wrong word removed.)

7d - KY is a Scottish word for cows
1d - cast is an anagram indicator - dishearten only relates to the very heart
23a - cake can mean pan

Enjoyed that, got there in the end. First new clue held me up for a while, but then all fell into place nicely.

Found a lot of the clues tough but generally fair (although I agree 35a looks dodgy to me). Three parsing loose ends for me - can't see wordplay for 17a, 19a and 7d

Thanks

Thanks so much Candledave. All sorted out now. (I feel a bit silly now about 1D---I'd let myself become wedded to one reading.)
The endgame went pretty easily with the aid of my new Bradshaw's---so much so that it felt a bit like cheating!

Hi Smellharry.
17A: spare word; then two two-word definitions, both abbreviations.
19A: first word gives a 9-letter synonym; next three tell you what to do with it (one of the words is surplus); last word---think often nice smell in chemistry.
7D: I had help (just below) with this one. Take the cows from a (fairly unusual) synonym for `preserve' (not like marmalade); first two words define a fairly well-known spice plant.

Thanks old wolfie