Across: 1,4. see 31 10. My amusing dancing in competition venue (9) 11. Give up second spot in each of my big league play ideas (5) 12. Jogs until turnaround done with; goes beserk trying to get to the front (8) 13. Grim reaper's lacking energy, looking more gaunt (6) 15. When it's back it's a bad one (4) 17. One of the 2: try to get higher value plot cultivated (4 5) 20. Mortar hit castle - there will be a lot of running involved (9) 21. Cannon fodder needed for many 2 (4) 24. Firm action (6) 25. Return of mail is arbitrary in the capital (8) 28. Dog who might go to 2 (5) 29. Save other mongrel (loses his cool) (9) 30. Getting 13 to lose a pound and gain a wife, but against the tide this can be futile (8) 31,1ac,4. Motto of 2 (English) relatives (6, 6, 8) Down: 1. 17 without props? (4 4) 2,16,6. MMXVI event (5 2 3 4 8) 3. Easy to work with? Morning has to be gone to make it possible (6) 5. Running result put out comeback (4) 6. see 2 7. Fighter lost daughter in large lurid party (9) 8. Some go to 2 amendments (6) 9. Spits song out, as needed with "Crossroads" (9) 14. In crude scar, testament of radical thinker (9) 16. see 2 18. Inner group elects crazy Trump to go around as their pick (8) 19. Silencer deployed with one-for-one replacement - it helps in minimising evidence (8) 22. 2 host dances with booming bass around 27 (6) 23. Getting hysterical at MASH - it can leave you breathless! (6) 26. Competed in 1 down, perhaps - it's time after every fourth year (5) 27. Grieve at report early in the day (4)