Explanations:
ACROSS
1. Wind storm circles around rainy front and scatters after thunder begins (7)
"Circles" = oo; "rainy front" = r; "and scatters" = nad; "thunder begins" = t; so oo around rnad after t.
5. Shows website ending among remains (7)
"Website ending" = com; "remains" = sits; so com in sits.
9. Vile tomboy holds up inn (5)
Reverse container: Vile tomboy
10. University date fell apart after Cave left—left in a hurry (9)
"University" = U; "date fell apart" = ated; "Cave left" = evac; so uated after evac.
11. Between @ and dash, X is showing up (9)
"@" = at; "dash" = dent; "X" = ten; so ten between at and dent.
12. Cross! Drat! Shoot! (4)
Container: Drat! Shoot!
15. Animated charts about cow's first graze (7)
"Aminated charts" = scrath; "cow's first" = c; so scrath around c
17. Tall beau stumbles, loses cool, finally makes a scene (7)
"Tall beau stumbles" = tablleau; "cool, finally" = l; so tablleau - l.
19. He vents angrily on day when swans go a-swimming (7)
Anagram ("he vents")
21. Lie spur--oops, spurs anger (5,2)
Anagram ("Lie spur")
23. Crowd is a close group, they say (4)
Homophone (close group = "Team")
26. Don't be insulted; seen worse, after ditzy Yoko failed twice (2-7)
"seen worse" = ense; "Yoko" = ono, so "ditzy Yoko" = noo; "failed twice" = ff; so ense after nooff.
29. Whale secretion found in chamber—"Gr," I say (9)
Container: "chamber--'Gr,' I say"
30. Rowling saga ends: True, or a croc? (5)
"Rowling saga ends" = ga; "True" = t; so ga + t + or.
31. Spoke in a certain way, with last of breath—rasped, sort of (7)
"last of breath" = h; anagram of h + "rasped"
32. Comedies test anger sensitivity, primarily (7)
"test" = SAT; "anger" = ire; "sensitivity, primarily" = s; so sat + ire + s.
DOWN
1. Professor's helper is interrupted by speaker in Florida city (5)
"Professor's helper" = TA; "speaker" = amp; so ta around amp.
2. Something that turns powerless spud into R&R (7)
"spud" = potato; "powerless" means minus p; so otato into rr.
3. 50 in circle to rest in an esteemed cemetery (9)
"50" = l; circle = "ring"; so l in ringto in an.
4. Toll free number beginning: "Three, Nine... God, uh, 500?" Confused (3-5,7)
"500" = d; anagram ("Three, Nine... God, uh" + d)
5. Chuckles, wearing wacky shoes, takes us to places where cows become beef (15)
"Chuckles" = laughter; so laughter in shoes takes in us.
6. Try without end to suppress regret, be more sincere (5)
"Try without end" = tr; "regret" = rue; so rue in tr.
7. Centers for Structure Adjustments Fostering sustain 2x4 group? (5)
Take the middle letter of each word ("Centers")
8. “Pop!” causes terminal uproar from back to front (4)
"causes terminal" = s; "uproar" = ado; so s + reversed ado.
13. Everyone, season with less fennel at the start (3)
"season" = fall; "fennel at the start" = f; so fall - f.
14. Inside Emu fan site turned into big mistake (5)
Reverse container: Emu fan site
16. Toothpaste emblem (5)
Double definition
18. Light flub ruined traditional Spanish entertainment (9)
Anagram ("Light flub")
20. Even footless, Adam loved her (3)
"footless" means lose last letter, so Even - n
22. One out of a hundred government officials faltered on rates (7)
Anagram ("on rates")
24. Remember? Lost dream sleep to flame (5)
"dream sleep" = REM; so remember - rem.
25. Sounds like Shrek’s Mike Bogs (5)
Homophone ("Shrek's Mike" = Myers)
27. Noblemen steal profit from valuable beads (5)
"Profit" = p; "valuable beads" = pearls; so pearls - p.
28. PC, Mac feud: programming language deleted at headquarters (4)
"programming language" = C; anagram ("PC, Mac" - c)
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