Across:
8. Had a foul smell when lid removed? It could be septic! (4)
9. see 24 down
10. The first victory as 33 proclaimed to be ours (4)
11. What unusual show of arousal for football club in Australia! (8)
12. In return, counsel Gaelic football club in Australia (6)
13. Jill but not Jack hurt (3)
14. Blue where palace rule Andrew be stripped (8)
16. From Sputnik arose 1 down craft riding sunbeams (6)
18. Series of US craft visiting other parts of solar system, particularly near rim (7)
20. Catching (fish)... and being caught (by fish) (7)
23. Wonder keyboardist! (6)
25. They go around with gold teeth? (8)
27. Essentially frighten bogey (3)
28. It's a narrow road between extremes of present world (6)
30. In north England, Arne Slot's mob out for intimacy (8)
32. see 4 down or 22 down
33. Sex symbol dropping some ecstasy in entertaining places (5)
34. Student, if engaged at the start, is what Rocket Lab and MIT are looking for around 33 in 2026? (4)
Down:
1. Italian football team pushing up both halves as Japanese team exploring space (4)
2. Also known as model after which Suzuki lost heart, one of 33's 25, out of 1 down (8)
3. Guarantee given verbally in direction of 20 (6)
4,32a. First of maidens on record with crazy rantings for 33 (7)
5. Bush headed west in facile gnashing (8)
:6. Mark of 22: idiots going the wrong way (6)
7. see 24 down
15. "Take-out"? Take-away! (Originally "take-ready" to be precise!) (5)
17. Injection of energy for worn out landlord (5)
19. Voluntary vet license lost after denying Poles (8)
21. Perform with pins and needles with loving attention (8)
22,32a. First of maidens on record with crazy rantings for 33 (7)
24,9ac. First craft to achieve 31 20 on another 28, not crash or wipe out... with 33 all around and US not involved! (6 5)
24,7dn. Craft going round and round 33 (with some spacemen in?) are never coming back (6 4)
26. Start to broker pay increase for cook (6)
:29. Heads up: second 8's oxygen leaking quite a bit (4)
31. P.S. frequently! (4)
Solution:
=J=A=A=E=A=S=N=|
TANK=SEVEN=TWIN|
=X=A=H=E=G=I=N=|
HAWTHORN=EAGLES|
===S=R=ILL=M===|
CERULEAN=IKAROS|
=X=K===G=C===W=|
MARINER=LANDING|
=C===L=M===O=E=|
STEVIE=ORBITERS|
===E=CAR=R=I===|
PLANET=NEARNESS|
=O=E=I=I=I=G=O=|
STAR=VENUS=LIFE|
=S=A=E=G=E=Y=T=|
Name: 881 - Ranting Maiden
Author: by BenDR

Annos-Across:
8. (s)TANK
10. T(he) + WIN
11. *WHAT + HORN
12. rev tel (coun)SEL GAE(lic) <
13. (j)ILL
14. tel (pala)CE RULE AN(drew)
16. tel (sputn)IK AROS(e)
18. *(NEAR RIM)
20. AND in LING
23. CD
25. OR + BITERS
27. (s)CAR(e)
28. LANE in P(resen)T
30. N + E + ARNE S(lot)S
33. VENU(e)S
34. L + IF + E(ngaged)
Annos-Down:
1. r(AJ)+r(AX)
2. AKA + T + SU(ZU)KI
3. hp ASSURE
4,32a. EVE + *RANTINGS
5. rev tel (f)ACILE GNA(shing) <
:6. rev( AM + GITS )
15. EX(tr)ACT
17. E in *WORN
19. *(VET LICE(ns)E)
21. DO + TINGLY
22,32a. M O R + *RANTINGS
24,9ac. VEN(us) + ERASE + VEN(us)
24,7dn. rev tel  (spacem)EN IN ARE NEV(er) <
26. B + RAISE
:29. rev acrostic S(econd) T(ank's) O(xygen) L(eaking) <
31. S + OFT
Defs-Across:
8. It could be septic
10. 33 proclaimed to be ours
11. football club in Australia
12. football club in Australia
13. hurt
14. Blue
16. 1 down craft riding sunbeams
20. Catching (fish)
23. Wonder keyboardist
25. They go around
27. bogey
28. world
30. intimacy
33. Sex symbol
34. what Rocket Lab and MIT are looking for around 33 in 2026
Defs-Down:
1. Japanese team exploring space
2. one of 33's 25, out of 1 down
3. in direction of 20
4,32a. 33
5. Bush
:6. Mark
15. precise
17. landlord
19. Voluntary
21. with loving attention
22,32a. 33
24,9ac. First craft to achieve 31 20 on another 28, not crash
24,7dn. Craft going round and round 33
26. cook
:29. quite a bit
31. P