Possible Clues:

• Recent (anag)
• Sounds as if this makes a stink that's not 35 across
• Exact middle point
• Could be a bit of a bore, but not 7 down
• The rent comes in the middle - right in it
• - forward; - punch
• Where 3 down might be a perfumer, by the sound of it
• There's little cash about the core of this
• Recent mix-up concerning the heart
• By the sound of it, it might have a nose in the middle