Cryptic crossword No 3,743

Across

1. US city tax authority retreats (5)
2. Previously against splitting hot Australian salsa? (2,7)
3. Italian food recipe: slice of veal in garlic mayo (7)
4. Wagnerian character triumphed, accepting thanks (5)
5. Withdrawn broadcast about life in French Republic’s premier coastal region (7)
6. Strip with each new movement (9)
7. One interrupting projection, causing interference (5)
8. Conductor to choose bar close to finale (9)
9. Absolute gentleman drinking tea, reportedly out of bed (5)
10. Telling off fisherman’s helper (4,3)
11. Ronnie was weaving fine cables (9)
12. Invention to store energy - good lord! (5)
13. Car bonnet not quite free (5)
14. Dish prepared on plate (7)
15. Freeze portion of vermicelli (3)
16. Stingy sorts, on reflection, understood additional comments (5)
17. Unit accepted Mike Pence (3)
18. Titan in the end falling short (5)

Down

1. Agrees to abstain from vote in politician's first appearances (5)
2. Coming up, Vanilla Ice pseudonymously hosts one-off show (7)
3. Regressive idiot abruptly sick, foaming at the mouth (5)
4. Swap sensor tap out (9)
5. Maybe goat head is brownish-grey (9)
6. Doctor Sue Hurst, a storehouse of knowledge (9)
7. Protein hormone abuse briefly popular (7)
8. Muscle function weak (5)
9. Back from Indian city right away with case of indigestion (5)
10. Entering museum, essentially win through (3)
11. Welsh independence focus of rebellion, Crown Office agreed (5)
12. Woke up having no time for special appearance (5)
13. When head is turned, most unhinged goes to the other extreme (7)
14. Individual running carrying weight (3)
15. Getting there being obstinate, ignoring info (2,7)
16. Exhausted series of talks tackling Iran (5)
17. Block article, almost completely depraved (5)
18. Enjoying continued success, All or Nothing exploded after matter is dropped (2,1,4)