Across: 9. Odds of Orwell becoming a member of parliament (3) 10. Play God following devil's lead (5) 11. It helps direct computer method and function (5) 12. Store's prestige detailed (5) 13. Flyer used to deliver message? (9) 14. Tourist starts to regret a visit hosted by bank employee (9) 16. Patriotic rep, trickily concealed, advanced stealthily (5) 17. Try our novel AI arrangement - it's really novel! (13) 22. Announcement of 29 overwhelmed Republican circle? (5) 24. Vessel buries man at sea? (9) 26. For each one captured, tie with lines and screw (9) 28. Not having second beer, as showing some weight gain? (5) 29. Passing wind... why I disdain tooting tails (5) 30. Bullock and tiller to help you do this (5) 31. Situation in which one might have to kill guard to escape hideout (3) Down: 1. 6 animals of old testament era placed in vessels (7) 2. Terrible cad, bloke creating problem in Strait of Hormuz? (8) 3. Stick promotion in this spot! (6) 4. 6 leader, mostly old, found in places with relics... they may even hold the dead (10) 5. Force in 21 briefly claiming a victory (4) 6. Clapton overtaken by a bloke from Seattle perhaps (8) 7. Some felt ruthless flipping 24 used in 6 17 31 against 5 2 in 21 (6) 8. Hide back in quieter cesspit (7) 15. Fixed up commie having captured one doctor and decapitated nurse (10) 18. Be heavier than "robust", sweeping the odd ones away (8) 19. Being tanned brown is a colourful result of sunshine (8) 20. Flowing back into cathode, protons could be cause of explosion (7) 21. Roy knew about this place (3 4) 23. Time ran out as Bitcoin crashed with body helped by technology (6) 25. Behind like a bird (6) 27. Disappointment as 20 drill ends up missing (4) Solution: B=B=A=M=N=A=T=S| OWL=DRAMA=MOUSE| B=O=H=U=V=E=R=C| CACHE=SKYWRITER| A=K=R=O===I=L=E| TRAVELLER=CREPT| S=D===E=E=A===E| =REVOLUTIONARY=| T===U=M=M===A=N| ORBIT=SUBMARINE| R=I=W===U=S=N=W| PROPELLER=TUBBY| E=N=I=O=S=E=O=O| DYING=STEER=WAR| O=C=H=T=D=N=S=K| Name: 919 - Buried at Sea Author: by BenDR Annos-Across: 9. O(r)W(e)L(l) 10. D + RAMA 11. MO + USE 12. CACHE(t) 13. CD 14. ( R(egret) A V(isit) ) in TELLER 16. tel (Patrioti)C REP T(rickily) 17. *( TRY OUR NOVEL AI ) 22. R in OBIT 24. *( BURIES MAN ) 26. P + ROPE + LL + ER 28. (s)TUBBY 29. tails (win)D (wh)Y I (disdai)N (tootin)G 30. dd 31. WAR(den) Annos-Down: 1. BC in BOATS 2. *( CAD BLOKE ) 3. AD + HERE 4. M(A)US(OL(d))EUMS 5. A V in NY 6. A M(ERIC)AN 7. rev tel (f)ELT RUT(hless) < 8. rev tel (qui)ETER CES(spit) < 15. RE(I MB (n)URSE)D 18. alt "rObUsT sWeEpInG tHe" with odd letters removed 19. *( BROWN IS A ) 20. rev tel (cath)ODE PROT(ons) 21. *( ROY KNEW ) 23. *( BI(t)COIN ) 25. AS TERN 27. rev tails (disappointmen)T (a)S (torped)O (dril)L < Defs-Across: 9. member of parliament 10. Play 12. Store 13. Flyer used to deliver message? (9) 14. Tourist 16. advanced stealthily 17. really novel 22. circle? 24. Vessel 26. screw 28. showing some weight gain? 29. Passing 30. Bullock 30. tiller to help you do this 31. Situation in which one might have to kill Defs-Down: 1. 6 animals 2. problem in Strait of Hormuz 3. Stick 4. they may even hold the dead 5. Force 6. from Seattle perhaps 7. 24 used in 6 17 31 against 5 2 in 21 8. Hide 15. Fixed up 18. Be heavier than 19. colourful result of sunshine 20. cause of explosion 21. place 23. with body helped by technology 25. Behind 27. missing