Across:
1. Designate one new locale to take time in (8)
5. Ready for beginnings of infant scholars’ education in school (6)
9. Fly away about now, lark! (8)
10. Refurbished boats bring first bit of rock to Greek geographer (6)
12. Window is safely and securely hung initially (4)
13. Travel solution to take in lake (10)
15. Terrible star singer’s on – it’s a sin! (13)
19. About to steer right before I meet friendly student inside backing up program (13)
23. Scrooge gets Cratchit initially to stockpile fish (10)
25. That fellow’s about in this place (4)
28. Hardly ever depend upon artist (6)
29. Dressed as the cockney feller told jokes (8)
30. Carrying child home to Gateshead (6)
31. Stapled new plate back inside support structure (8)
Down:
1. New images of old discrimination (6)
2. Stripper loses West End spot (5)
3. Bangers found in upper case (4)
4. Boring exhibition opens in new studio (7)
6. Unfashionable event is better (5)
7. Good man’s skill provides security (9)
8. Qualified person’s taking responsibility for immersion in water (8)
11. Sub-standard small jumper sent back after starting payment (4)
14. Some ancient groves only initially produced starch (4)
15. Classified reorganisation of e-sport, etc (3 6)
16. Stick up loser (3)
17. Flyer takes setter into Devon and Cornwall (4)
18. Thanks rescue service bringing taxi back to get to game (8)
20. Disgusting and cold weekend inside (4)
21. Repaired quaint European collectors’ item (7)
22. Reactionary one left after dispute (6)
24. Support found in happy Londoners (5)
26. Adult-only record put out by person living abroad (5)
27. Little critters found in vermicelli (4)
Solution:
ALLOCATE=POISED
G=O=A=E===U=T=R
ESCAPADE=STRABO
I=U=S=I=P=D=B=W
SASH=LOCOMOTION
M===S=U=O===L=I
==TRANSGRESSION
B=O=G==U==M=T=G
APPROXIMATELY==
C=S===C=N=W===F
CHEAPSKATE=HERE
A=C=Y=Y=I=M=X=U
RARELY=EQUIPPED
A=E=O===U=C=A=A
TOTING=PEDESTAL
Name: Puzzle 491
Author: by Steve Townsend

Annos-Across:
1. A (= one) LLOCA [T(ime)] E (anag locale)(anagrind = new)
5. PO [I(nfant) S(cholars) E(ducation)] D (= school)
9. ESCAP {AD (= now)] E (= Fly away)
10. ST [R(ock)] ABO (anag boats)(anagrind = Refurbished)
12. S(afely) A(nd) S(ecurely) H(ung)
13. LO [COMO (= lake)] TION (= solution)
15. TRANSGRESSION (anag star singers on)(anagrind = Terrible)
19. APP (= program) R(ight) OX (= steer) I MATE [L (= student)] Y (= friendly)
23. C(ratchit) HEAP (= stockpile) SKATE (= fish)
25. HE (= that fellow) RE (= about)
28. RA (= artist) RELY (= depend)
29. E (= the cockney feller) QUIPPED (= told jokes)
30. TOT (= child) IN (= home) G(ates)
31. PED [(plat)E] STAL (anag Stapled)(anagrind = new)
Annos-Down:
1. AGEISM (anag images)(anagrind = New)
2. LOCUS [-(Wes)T]
3. Double Def
4. T [E(xhibition)] DIOUS (anag studio)(anagrind = new)
6. OUT (= Unfashionable) DO (= event)
7. ST (= Good man) ABILITY (= skill)
8. DR (= Qualified person) OWNING (= taking responsibility)
11. P(ayment) OOR (= ROO reversed)
14. S(ome) A(ncient) G(roves) O(nly)
15. TOP SECRET (anag e-sport etc)(anagrind = reorganisation)
16. GUM (= MUG reversed)
17. S [ME (= setter)] W (= Devon and Cornwall)
18. BACCARAT [= TA (= Thanks) RAC (= rescue service) CAB (= taxi) all reversed]
20. IC [(wee)K] Y (= cold)
21. ANTIQU (anag quaint)(anagrind = Repaired) E(uropean)
22. FEUD (= dispute) A (= one) L(eft)
24. Hidden in wordplay
26. E [X (= Adult-only)] P (= record) AT (= by)
27. Hidden in wordplay
Defs-Across:
1. Designate
5. Ready
9. lark
10. Greek geographer
12. Window
13. Travel
15. a sin
19. About
23. Scrooge
25. in this place
28. Hardly ever
29. Dressed
30. Carrying
31. support structure
Defs-Down:
1. old discrimination
2. spot
3. Bangers
3. upper case
4. Boring
6. better
7. security
8. immersion in water
11. Sub-standard
14. starch
15. Classified
16. Stick
17. Flyer
18. game
20. Disgusting
21. collectors’ item
22. Reactionary
24. Support
26. person living abroad
27. Little critters