Across:
1. Sobbed pitifully about initially keeping nothing to go with broomsticks (8)
5. Quietly Dad returns after road accident (6)
9. Dismiss retrospective rule left as safety measure (8)
10. Joined Mr Hughes after college (6)
12. Claim Neil fell over (4)
13. Talking quietly the man’s agent returns inside (10)
15. Top flight of new empire’s wild eagle around river and university (7 6)
19. Character goes to sign up again, finding sanctuary (6 7)
23. Girl with tape of criminal is reckless (10)
25. Tail lad who is prepared to drop ring (4)
28. Happy journalist’s dead inside! (6)
29. Kill horse when cold donkey returns inside (8)
30. Rage when the man chases returning supporters... (6)
31. ...Now the man is first to turn around obstacle to progress (8)
Down:
1. Happen to find heartless strange creature in dance (6)
2. Sad song about energy network (5)
3. Four points of information (4)
4. Throw up quietly and cry in ballet (7)
6. 9 get upset about one’s belly button (5)
7. Smash this awful fireplace! (3 6)
8. Stock translation of 2 gets to go round (8)
11. Ruler of top six African reigning leaders (4)
14. That woman is carrying a first-born (4)
15. Girl and boy get old assistance (9)
16. Eggheads surround unknown observer (3)
17. Jane gets sliver of rock in 16 (4)
18. Fixes up favourite small bits (8)
20. Right time for rant! (4)
21. Take one note around Union Place (7)
22. Take action with respect to one death after empty threat (6)
24. Backheel captivates cold old doctor (5)
26. Plants are part of therapeutic activities (5)
27. Took drugs when due to travel around Spithead (4)
Solution:
BEDKNOBS=MISHAP
E=I=E=O===N=I=E
FIREWALL=UNITED
A=G=S=S=T=I=S=I
LIEN=WHISPERING
L===H=O=A===N=R
==PREMIERLEAGUE
S=A=I==Y==Y=L=E
NATURERESERVE==
I=R===A=I=E===A
PROFLIGATE=SCUT
P=N=E=E=U=U=A=T
ELATED=MASSACRE
T=G=C===T=E=T=N
SEETHE=HEADWIND
Name: Puzzle 469
Author: by Steve Townsend

Annos-Across:
1. BED [K(eeping) N(othing)] OBS (anag Sobbed)(anagrind = pitifully)
5. MI (= M1) SH (= Quietly) AP (= Dad reversed)
9. FIRE (= dismiss) WAL (= rule reversed) L(eft)
10. UNI (= college) TED (Hughes)
12. LIEN (= Neil reversed)
13. W [HIS (= the man's) PER (= agent reversed) ING (= side)
15. PREMIE (anag empire)(anagrind = new) R(iver) LEAG [U(niversity)} E (anag eagle)(anagrind = wild)
19. NATURE (= Character) RE SERVE (= sign up again)
23. PROFLIGATE (anag Girl tape of)(anagrind = criminal)
25. SC(-O)UT (= lad who is prepared)
28. E [LATE (= dead)] D (= journalist)
29. MA [SSA C(old) (= cold donkey reversed)] RE (= horse)
30. SEET (= supporters reversed) HE (= the man)
31. HE (= the man) AD (= Now) WIND (= turn around)
Annos-Down:
1. B [E(-L)F (= strange creature)] ALL (= dance)
2. DIRGE [(= E(nergy)GRID (= network reversed)]
3. N(orth) E(ast) W(est) S(outh) (= four points)
4. BOL (= throw reversed) SH (= quietly) OI (= cry)
6. INN [I (= one)] E [anag nine (= 9)](anagrind = get upset)
7. HIT S(anag this)(anagrind = awful) INGLE (= fireplace)
8. P [EDIGR (anag dirge = 2 across)(anagrind = translation) EE (= to go)
11. T(op) S(ix) A(frican) R(eigning)
14. HE [I (= a)] R (= that woman)
15. PAT (= Girl) RON (= boy) AGE (= get old)
16. E(gg) Y (= unknown) E(gg)
17. EY [R(ock)] E (= 16 down)
18. SNIP (= Fixes reversed) PET (= favourite) S(mall)
20. R(ight) AGE (= time)
21. SIT (= Take) U(nion) A (= one) TE (= note)
22. A (= one) T(hrea)T END (= death)
24. LEE [C(old)] H (= heel reversed)
26. CACTI hidden in wordplay
27. U [S(pit)] ED (anag due)(anagrind = to travel)
Defs-Across:
1. to go with broomsticks
5. accident
9. safety measure
10. Joined
12. Claim
13. Talking quietly
15. Top flight
19. sanctuary
23. reckless
25. Tail
28. Happy
29. Kill
30. Rage
31. obstacle to progress
Defs-Down:
1. Happen
2. Sad song
3. information
4. ballet
6. belly button
7. Smash
8. Stock
11. Ruler
14. first-born
15. assistance
16. observer
17. Jane
18. bits
20. rant
21. Place
22. Take action with respect
24. old doctor
26. Plants
27. Took drugs