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