Across:
1. Country of [*], and country Iran upset, followed by Spain (7)
5. You're Ali's match boxing? Dose of this might be needed! (7)
9. Bernard a tennis player, but not a power like at [*] (5)
10. 20th century artist's inverted abstracts in red, ominously framed (9)
11. 24 of the burnt? (3)
12. Fat coated with processed sugars... this might carry you to your grave! (11)
14. Bronze Age Greek residence, most lavish (7)
16. Come embrace radical leaders, friend! (7)
18. Finally back in first not third gear (3)
19,24. Replacement for [*]'s 12 meant coffin seen, cryptically (3 4 11)
21. Finds it out, since odd bits released nonsenical (7)
24. see 19 across
26. Frightening sound as core kabooms! (3)
27. Coated eastern man turned model head of department (9)
29. Dangerous sort of ray gun, a military model army launches (5)
30. Rapid explosion at [*] tore one rude openings! (7)
31. Quietly rest in peace... city finally abandoned (tardily initially) (7)
Down:
1. Lie with crazy nut and book woman (7)
2. From legendary city in real country (5)
3. Bit of smile and bit of smirk in ironic twist (7)
4. Wood overwhelmingly restricted (3)
5. In need of careful handling or aid, cryptically? (11)
6. Lincoln, a long-ago formula one champion, losing heart (7)
7. In cakes, it neatly garnishes tops (5)
8. Diplomat is serving essentially as 10 (7)
13. He made big money with oil as foundation, given uneasy feel about [*]'s end and hesitation expressed (11)
15. Cry of pain after minor cut (3)
17. Hollow proposal rejected by factory worker? (3)
:19. What sort of power was [*]'s? Clue: Iran one out desperately to get it! (7)
20. Badly gaslit about energy source being the most flexible and dynamic (7)
22. Popular name, large one in engraved gems (7)
:23. Heads up: this NEEDS a lot of ongoing cycling!! (7)
25. Hindu ritual, many a saying involved (5)
26. Not even politician entering purchase (5)
28. Abrupt reduction of current and power after start of disruption (3)
Solution:
UKRAINE=REALISM|
N=O=N=L=A=B=C=A|
TOMIC=MODERNIST|
R=A=I===I=A=N=I|
URN=SARCOPHAGUS|
T===O=O=A=A===S|
HOMERIC=COMRADE|
==O===KIT===N==|
NEWSAFE=IDIOTIC|
U===G=F=V=N===O|
CONFINEMENT=BOO|
L=Y=L=L===A=U=L|
ENAMELLED=GAMMA|
A=S=S=E=I=L=P=N|
REACTOR=PRIPYAT|
Name: 900 - Rude Openings
Author: by BenDR
circleCells: 4 2 , 10 4 , 3 6 , 11 6 , 10 9 , 1 10 , 12 10 , 2 11 , 10 13
instruction: The circled letters, in order, spell the theme word referred to in clues as [*]

Annos-Across:
1. UK + *IRAN + E
5. tel (you')RE ALI'S M(atch), ext def
9. (a)TOMIC
10. rev tel- (abstrac)TS IN RED OM(inously) <
11. (b)URN(t)
12. COPHA in *SUGARS
14. HOME + RIC(h)
16. RAD(ical) in COME
18. (bac)K + I(n) + (no)T
19,24. RA ( MEANT COFFIN SEEN ) = *( SAFE CONFINEMENT )
21. alt	fInDs It OuT sInCe
26. centre of (ka)BOO(ms)
27. E + r(MAN) + ELLE + D
29. acr	Gun A Military Model Army
30. acrostic &lit
31. P + RIP + (cit)Y + A(bandoned) T(ardily) , &lit
Annos-Down:
1. *NUT + RUTH
2. R + OMAN
3. S(mirk) in *IRONIC
4. tel overwh(ELM)ingly
5. RA - ( OR AID ) = *RADIO
6. A BRA(b)HAM
7. acrostic &lit
8. centre of (diplo)MAT IS SE(rving)
13. ROCK + L in *FEEL + ER
15. M + OW
17. (pl)ANT
:19. *( CLUE (i)RAN )
20. E in *GASLIT
22. IN TAG + L I
:23. rev acr &lit
25. tel (ma)NY A SA(ying)
26. MP in BUY
28. ( I + P ) after D(isruption)
Defs-Across:
1. Country of [*]
5. Dose of this might be needed
9. power like at [*]
10. 20th century artist
11. 24
12. this might carry you to your grave
14. Bronze Age Greek
16. friend
18. gear
19,24. Replacement for [*]'s 12
21. nonsenical
26. Frightening sound
27. Coated
29. Dangerous sort of ray
30. Rapid explosion at [*] tore one rude openings! (7)
31. Quietly rest in peace... city finally abandoned (tardily initially)
Defs-Down:
1. Lie
2. From legendary city
3. Bit of smile
4. Wood
5. In need of careful handling
6. Lincoln
7. In cakes, it neatly garnishes tops (5)
8. 10
13. He made big money with oil
15. Cry of pain
15. cage
17. worker?
:19. What sort of power was [*]'s?
20. most flexible and dynamic
22. engraved gems
:23. Heads up: this NEEDS a lot of ongoing cycling!! (7)
25. Hindu ritual
26. Not even
28. Abrupt reduction