Across
9
Rod’s rude attention-seeker (5)
10
Sally crosses stage, as a form of casting (9)
11
Heading action needed by the one in possession? (5,4)
12
Recruit turned Lone Ranger’s head (5)
13
African republic imprisons a church prophet (7)
15
Guardian pursuing lost sheep arrives at old city (7)
17
US city’s on about ‘optical device’ (5)
18
Briefly against disposing of a machine separating fibre (3)
20
Oscar winner’s debut lied about? (5)
22
Right to leave a free-for-all sale (7)
25
Pressure one’s briefly put at centre of ancient monument (7)
26
Liverpudlian ejecting college drunkard (5)
27
Sparkler? Patience! (9)
30
Drama about oil spill trapping large protected mammal (9)
31
Beloved pasta sauce’s back (5)
Down
1
Ends up as Chesil Beach, say (4)
2
Burlesque? Let’s change game (8)
3
Charge round roof entrance on the house (4)
4
Conducting upbeat intro with female band (8)
5
Join lamb’s rump and hog’s back (6)
6
Ex-president one almost wishes would get thrashed in early Republican primaries (10)
7
Tries to take in top of tight suit (6)
8
Sounds like market in which to spend time (4)
13
Spirit associated with a Mediterranean island (5)
14
Dynamic recording has a number of errors to be fixed (10)
16
Sun made water race (5)
19
Kip has ball with Trotsky, military commander (8)
21
Doctor mingles with male unthinking followers (8)
23
Cold drink? Well, that’s pretty bad (6)
24
Finest leasehold houses to be in sheltered position (6)
26
I have an exact match for that photo (4)
28
Silly talk needs to be quiet (4)
29
Pound, the last to be deposited in time (4)