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Across

1 Salesman coming back to some classes does a turn at some stage (8)

5 Is about to imprison first team to show they have regrets (6)

9 Supports agreements to produce mediumsized American cars (8)

10 Support the dropping of a top player, forced into a trance (6)

12 Go to 11 down, at the end, to get a prime cut of beef (9)

13 At the end, went off on horseback to wear things away (5)

14 Old engineer had plenty to give to a wild cat (6)

17 In ancient Rome, this is inside state room (2,3)

20 One in control takes a straight line (5)

21 Addresses one, but sheds some tears (6)

24 Press close, in a way, to get round something mega (5)

25 Have too much of a spectacle. It was a mistake (9)

28 A governor in South Africa, say, had a rolereversal (6)

29 Took notice of the table, at the end, with a young hooligan (8)

30 Manages to sidestep some American cars (6)

31 Can she assist me to get a partner (8)

Down

1 Had an agreement, we're told, to get things crammed in (6)

2 US group came back to England from a long way off (6)

3 Old sailor came back, at the end, to speak out (5)

4 Got an annual test over to get a slogan (5)

6 Mix up in the street, with a fanatic (9)

7 Used to join the staff to take a boy on (8)

8 Floods over a high point, flowing through openings (8)

11 Was a meeting place used in a recent record attempt? (6)

15 Poor trace followed up to find a large group (9)

16 On stage, one working with a great number (6)

18 Gave one's word to fulfil an engagement (8)

19 Set around a model to be pacified (8)

22 After a long time spent on New Deal, initially, had a lot to go through (6)

23 Have to do it in an empty stage, with very heavy food items (6)

26 Banish one to a former French island (5)

27 Establish how to pass the blame onto another (3-2)