Possible Clues:

• First name of 35-Across
• England's saint
• Father of Confederation Coles
• President briefly in capital of Wyoming
• Nova Scotia lake
• Farmer traditionally associated with 25 and 23 7, initially 23
• Flight controller people swear by
• Ira's composer brother
• Is Orwell flying the plane?
• Boy to eat gluttonously, gaining energy