This puzzle was a good challenge. There was one clue with multiple potential good answers so I'm not sure that my guess is correct, but here goes:
I would also note that there were a couple of clues in which the answer needed for the puzzle ended up being a homonym of the true answer based on the clue. For example, 25-across -- "pilot's steering wheel" is a yoke, but I needed yolk (the yellow part of a bird egg) in order to fit the puzzle. I think leach vs. leech was the other homonym I saw.
Ohhh. Good catch! You earned it man! Thank you for keeping up with these. Almost thought you were going to be too busy this week. I need to start developing the next one! Cheers!