Perks solution
by Kegler
One letter from each of fourteen answers falls outside the grid; reading clockwise from the NE corner, these letters spell FRINGE BENEFITS.
Across
| 1 | MANTLE (MENTAL anag) |
| 6 | RULER (2 defs) |
| 10 | FO(REWAR + NIN)G (NIN RAWER rev) |
| 12 | RUSTPROOF (TROOP'S FUR anag) |
| 13 | R(HENIS)H (SHINE anag) |
| 14 | O + INK |
| 15 | ENI(G)MA (AMINE rev) |
| 16 | C + ON + SI + DER (rev) |
| 18 | ENAC + TO + R (CANE rev) |
| 23 | VENDORS (REV NODS anag) |
| 24 | N(EATEN)ED |
| 26 | SO(LID) + I |
| 28 | AMEN (NAME anag) |
| 29 | RAINIER (2 defs) |
| 31 | ENAM + ELLE + D (MANE rev) |
| 32 | ALLA(ME + RICk + A)N |
| 33 | TORSI (IRS TO anag) |
| 34 | D(RON + E)R |
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Down
| 1 | MOURN ("MORN" hom) |
| 2 | INELEGANT (hidden) |
| 3 | TWaIN |
| 4 | L + ARIA(T)S |
| 5 | ON + SHORE (HORSE anag) |
| 6 | TRITON (2 defs) |
| 7 | UNPOSED (END UP SO anag) |
| 8 | SE(CON + DA)RIES |
| 9 | ROO(KEn)D (DOOR rev) |
| 11 | THIN + GAM + A + BOB |
| 17 | I DO + LIZ + IN + G |
| 19 | CRE(N)ELS |
| 20 | uO(VER + L + A)Y (rev) |
| 21 | I + NSIDER (DINER'S anag) |
| 22 | P(E + AN)UT |
| 25 | NEL + LIE (LEN rev) |
| 27 | D + REAR |
| 30 | diNERO |
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