SOLUTION TO PUZZLE No. 8595:

ACROSS: 3 By all means; 8 Potato; 9 Vast; 10 Just in case; 11 Ida; 13 Pair; 14 Scallop; 15 Race; 17 Peter; 20 Hosed; 22 Hint; 24 Outcome; 25 Rapt; 27 Lie; 28 Behind bars; 29 Reno; 30 Eleven; 31 Made better.

DOWN: 1 Populate; 2 Patter; 3 Bounder; 4 Allay; 5 Live; 6 Articles; 7 Scrapped; 12 Lash; 14 Seen; 16 Ache; 17 Proclaim; 18 Tethered; 19 Rood; 21 Exporter; 23 Thunder; 25 Rubber; 26 Shoot; 28 Bore.