Across:
5. Something to eat found in grass by duck (6)
8. Sailor and health worker support one who isn’t there (8)
9. One fleeing unpleasant atmosphere after queen backed eggheads (7)
10. Crowd roll to church (5)
11. On a regular basis composer is heard with music producer (9)
13. Group go round at home with English film lover (8)
14. One gets in cold bread from ancient land (6)
17. Sit back after welcome success (3)
19. You and I would get married (3)
20. Aurally damage one with loud equipment initially placed in study (6)
23. Present queen in future (8)
26. Resting place for legend’s implement (9)
28. Terrible legitimate leader is removed! (5)
29. Claimed changes were made to examination (7)
30. With Fat Eric I redesigned crafty deception (8)
31. Interrupt test not started by the French (6)
Down:
1. Red cable runs on top of machine (6)
2. One function located outside home is stupid! (7)
3. Pull out articles by the man after sunset (9)
4. Start again and live back in base (6)
5. Write now about Bible study’s existence (8)
6. Murmur about disease of handy appendage (5)
7. Other cat dismembered by blessed ruler (8)
12. Sounds like a narrow escape for some (3)
15. This gets you going now to learn anew at home (9)
16. Fuel for seeker on manoeuvres (8)
18. I enter trendy gallery taking in one new member (8)
21. Strip stool as well (3)
22. Spooner’s swimmer has hard work making food wrapping (7)
24. Run around old city river in a short burst (6)
25. 27'ed trainee caught in never-ending deluge coming from the east (6)
27. Deception starts to turn relative into criminal at weekend (5)
Solution:
M=A=U=R==POTATO
ABSENTEE=R=H=H=
L=I=S=B=REFUGEE
BUNCH=O==S=M=O=
E=I=E=OFFENBACH
CINEASTE=N===R=
==E=T==W=CANAAN
=K==HIT=WED==T=
DEAFEN=T==R=T==
=R===I=OFFERING
FOOTSTOOL=N=N=U
=S=R=I==U=AWFUL
MEDICAL=R=L=O=L
=N=C=T=ARTIFICE
HECKLE==Y=N=L=D
Name: Puzzle 461
Author: by Steve Townsend

Annos-Across:
5. POT (= grass) AT (= by) O (= duck)
8. AB (= Sailor) [S(tate)E(nrolled)N(urse) (= health worker)] TEE (= support)
9. RE (= ER reversed) FUG (= unpleasant atmosphere) E(gg) E(gg)
10. BUN (= roll) CH(urch)
11. OFFENBACH (= homophone Often Bach)
13. C [IN (= at home) E(nglish)] ASTE (= Group)
14. C(old) A (= One) NAAN (= bread)
17. HI (= welcome) (Si)T
19. WED (= You and I would)
20. DE [A (= one) F (= loud) E(quipment)] N (= study)
23. OFF [ER (= queen)] ING (= future)
26. FOOTS (= leg-end's) TOOL (= implement)
28. (-L)AWFUL (= legitimate leader is removed)
29. MEDICAL (anag Claimed)(anagrind = changes were made)
30. ARTIFICE (anag Fat Eric I)(anagrind = redesigned)
31. (-C)HECK (= test not started) LE (= the French)
Annos-Down:
1. M(achine) ALBEC (anag cable)(anagrind = runs)
2. A (= One) S [IN (= home)] INE (= function)
3. UNS [(anag SUN)(anagrind = set) HE (= the man) A+THE (= articles)
4. R [EB (= BE reversed)] OOT (= base)
5. P [RES (= Bible study's)] EN (= write) CE (= now)
6. T [HUM (= murmur)] B (= disease)
7. THEOCRAT (anag Other cat)(anagrind = dismembered)
12. FEW (= homophone PHEW)
15. AD (= now) RENAL (anag learn)(anagrind = anew) IN (= at home)
16. FEROSENE (anag seeker on)(anagrind = manoeuvres)
18. IN (= trendy) I T [I (= one)] ATE (= gallery)
21. (S)TOO(L)
22. TINFOIL (= FIN TOIL)
24. FL [UR (= old city) R(iver)] Y (= run)
25. GUL [L (= trainee)] ED [DELUG(-E) reversed] (27 = 27 down)
27. T(urn) R(elative) I(nto) C(riminal) (wee)K
Defs-Across:
5. Something to eat
8. one who isn’t there
9. One fleeing
10. Crowd
11. music producer
13. film lover
14. ancient land
17. success
19. married
20. Aurally damage
23. Present
26. Resting place
28. Terrible
29. examination
30. crafty deception
31. Interrupt
Defs-Down:
1. Red
2. stupid
3. Pull out
4. Start again
5. existence
6. handy appendage
7. blessed ruler
12. some
15. This gets you going
16. Fuel
18. new member
21. as well
22. food wrapping
24. short burst
25. 27'ed
27. Deception