Across: 1. Old F1 team's supporter and second rate amateur actor (7) 5. Let loose blue helmet gang? (7) 9. The blaze I lit for Miss Taylor perhaps (9) 10. Role of 9 8 in baroque ensemble (5) 11. Hope is dashed for her (6) 13. Steering carefully around subject of 11 21 (8) 15. Runs down number of Romans smuggling a mixture of 13 (10) 16. Harsh bit of metal from band upsets regular Rotary leaders (4) 19. Lift the standard, 1 across! (4) 20. A power favourite I perform, making me hungry (10) 23. Some Americans only half ironic taking "time out" from casual deck game (8) 25. UK 90s band regularly cheer fans' ears (6) :27. Upper crust: pissed, getting into pills (5) :28. State of play for junior side, as with seconds: a nastier adversary leads! (9) 30. Enterprise of 26 25 and Reverend's harbour strategy (7) 31. Some music which is cultivated and personal (7) Down: 1. With plenty of gifts, but not so much in bed (7) 2. Greatest of one, fifty and square root of negative one? (3) 3. Legal proceedings - cycle of many getting fleeced? (8) 4. Drink to me wildly (4) 5. Without barriers, amazingly one in hundred not working (10) 6. Language of database in report's next edition (6) 7. Public official concerned with first lady (5) 8. Curls or knot? (7) 12. Fear of 14's leading four running up against a hundred (5) 14. Leaders of Irish Anglican nationalism incur price to control island as he vilified Catholicism (3 7) 17. One Parisian, one Roman, and almost one London connection valued by 14 (5) 18. One with permit not usually seen pursuing parasites (8) 19. Enliven unions to take control of US immigration force, as welcomed by Justice of the Peace (5 2) 21. Having same cryptic description as "Ein" is relevant, albeit dated (7) 22. Magnificent seahawks have two, but not owls (6) 24. Board with one Parisian, one Berliner, yes? (5) 26. Grant? Embrace him first! (4) 29. Notice nothing, and carry on (3) Solution: BRABHAM=UNSCREW| L=L=E=O=N=E=E=I| ELIZABETH=QUEEN| S===R=T=I=U=V=D| SOPHIE=INTEGERS| E=A=N=I=D=L===O| DENIGRATES=BURR| ==I=S=N=R=L=N==| JACK=APPETISING| U===S=A=D=C=O=E| IROQUOIS=HEFNER| C=U=P=S=H=N===M| ELITE=LOUISIANA| U=J=R=E=G=E=D=I| PLAYBOY=HOEDOWN| Name: 897 Lift Standard Author: by BenDR Annos-Across: 1. BRA + B + HAM 5. UN'S CREW 9. *( THE BLAZE I ) 10. tel (baro)QUE EN(semble) 11. *( HOPE IS ) 13. *STEERING 15. D + ( A in *INTEGERS ) 16. acrostic 19. triple def 20. A P PET I SING 23. IRO(nic) + QUOI(t)S 25. alt cHeEr FaNs EaRs :27. LIT in 'E's :28. second letters( pLay fOr jUnior sIde aS wIth ) + first letters( A Niftier Adversary ) 30. sp( BAY PLOY ) 31. HOED + OWN Annos-Down: 1. LESS in BED 2. A + L + i 3. cyc( SHEARING ) 4. *(TO ME) 5. *( (on)E IN HUNDRED ) 6. hp ( SQL ) 7. RE + EVE 8. WINDS OR 12. *( IAN P ) + C 14. I A N + ISLE in PAY 17. UN + I + ON(e) 18. *SEEN afer LICE 19. U( ICE )U in JP 21. I in GERMAN ( "one in German" = Ein ) 22. SUPERB(owls) 24. OUI + JA 26. HUG + H(im) 29. AD + O Defs-Across: 1. Old F1 team 5. Let loose 9. Miss Taylor perhaps 10. Role of 9 8 11. her 13. subject of 11 21 15. Runs down 16. Harsh bit of metal 19. Lift 19. standard 19. 1 across 20. making me hungry 23. Some Americans 25. UK 90s band :27. Upper crust :28. State 30. Enterprise of 26 25 31. Some music Defs-Down: 1. With plenty of gifts 2. Greatest 3. Legal proceedings 4. Drink 5. Without barriers 6. next edition 7. Public official 8. knot 12. Fear 14. he vilified Catholicism 17. London connection valued by 14 18. One with permit 19. Enliven 21. relevant, albeit dated 22. Magnificent 24. Board 26. Grant? 29. carry on