Across:
5. Government in shame about ongoing leaks initially (6)
8. Turn puce when upset by Nick (8)
9. Set of tubs found in old rum kitchen (4 3)
10. Understand file after Googling opening (5)
11. Cover Bob leaving super composer inside (9)
13. Get bigger case sorted out near the end of the day (8)
14. Sausage unfortunately fell back on road (6)
17. Setback for male beast (3)
19. Work out force needed for fastener (3)
20. Refuses home that is small (6)
23. Cut the price of fabric? (8)
26. Refurbish seat, tub or stools (9)
28. River on map is blue (5)
29. Ruin of the French ancient city (7)
30. Left one in bad place in country with small population (8)
31. We are told the man moves a boat for great people (6)
Down:
1. With inner self-confidence returning, primate gets to highest point (6)
2. Trendy thought from early childhood (7)
3. Require government to hold one back up, at least initially (9)
4. Test seller’s lines inside (3 3)
5. Swimmer starts to perform older routines with grace (8)
6. Walks awkwardly with fifty-one politicians (5)
7. Redhead gets lit up about novel three-sided puzzle (8)
12. You and I are back on Penny’s seat (3)
15. Pleasant eagle struggles with bear (9)
16. Jargon gets geese all in a spin! (8)
18. Grasping American city’s debts (8)
21. One officer’s key (3)
22. Move clumsily and laugh stupidly about PM’s back (7)
24. Point back behind wood to place for disposal of burnt residue (6)
25. Professionals lose power in exercises (6)
27. Last bit or part of stout rope (5)
Solution:
A=I=S=T==POLITY
PUNCTURE=O=I=R=
O=F=I=Y=DRUMKIT
GRASP=O==P=P=L=
E=N=U=UPHOLSTER
ESCALATE=I===M=
==Y=A==W=SALAMI
=L==TUP=PEG==A=
DENIES=A==R=G==
=G===U=LACERATE
TABOURETS=E=L=X
=L=U=I==H=AZURE
DESTROY=P=B=M=R
=S=R=U=LILLIPUT
HEROES==T=E=H=S
Name: Puzzle 472
Author: by Steve Townsend

Annos-Across:
5. P [O(ngoing) L(eaks)] ITY (= shame)
8. PUNCTURE (anag Turn puce)(anagrind = when upset)
9. Hidden in wordplay
10. G(oogling) RASP (= file)
11. [-S (= shilling = Bob)] UP [HOLST (= composer)] ER
13. ESCA (anag case)(anagrind = sorted out) LATE (= near the end of the day)
14. SALA (= alas reversed) MI (= M1 = road)
17. TUP (= Set reversed)
19. PE (= Work out) G (= force)
20. DEN (= home) IE (= that is) S(mall)
23. Double Def
26. TABOURETS (anag seat tub or)(anagrind = Refurbish)
28. AZ (= map) URE (= River)
29. DES (= of the French) TROY (= ancient city)
30. L(eft) ILL (= bad) I (= one) PUT (= place)
31. HEROES (= homophone HE ROWS)
Annos-Down:
1. AP [OGE (= EGO reversed)] E (= primate)
2. IN (= Trendy) FANCY (= thought)
3. ST [I (= one) PU (= up reversed) L(east)] ATE (= government)
4. T [RY (= lines)] OUT (= seller)
5. P(erform) O(lder) R(outines) POISE (= grace)
6. LI (= fifty-one) MPS (= politicians)
7. T [R(ed)] IL (= lit reversed) EMMA (= novel)
12. P(enny) EW (= WE reversed)
15. AGREEABLE (anag eagle bear)(anagrind = struggles)
16. LEGALESE (anag geese all)(anagrind = in a spin)
18. US (= American) UR (= city) IOUS (= debts)
21. A (= One) LT (= officer)
22. GALU [MP (= PM reversed)] H (anag laugh)(anagrind = stupidly)
24. ASH (= wood) PIT (= TIP reversed)
25. EX [-P(ower)] ERTS (= Professionals)
27. Hidden in wordplay
Defs-Across:
5. Government
8. Nick
9. Set of tubs
10. Understand
11. Cover
13. Get bigger
14. Sausage
17. male beast
19. fastener
20. Refuses
23. Cut
23. the price of fabric
26. stools
28. blue
29. Ruin
30. country with small population
31. great people
Defs-Down:
1. highest point
2. early childhood
3. Require
4. Test
5. Swimmer
6. Walks awkwardly
7. three-sided puzzle
12. seat
15. Pleasant
16. Jargon
18. Grasping
21. key
22. Move clumsily
24. place for disposal of burnt residue
25. exercises
27. Last bit