Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 10/11/14

ACROSS

1 Dramatic sporting venue is a melting-pot (8)

5 Must find a better kicker in the NFL (6)

9 Ian made up time, when full of life (8)

10 Leading players adopt top entertainer, who stands out (6)

12 Would intimacy, at the end, point to an oppressive atmosphere? (9)

13 It’s 18 down! There’s record return by one’s own here (5)

14 Blow from a crew member under attack (6)

17 Would the church take in a con man? (5)

20 Have a little bit broadcast in a quiet period (5)

21 Not much settles on time by the French (6)

24 Filled in, having produced an effect at some stage (5)

25 Stand-in had to learn about Tate (8)

28 At the end, class tune will win a cream-cake (6)

29 Stretching things out by gilding the lily in politics (8)

30 Continues to lag behind on small tracks (6)

31 Projected cover for little boy being interviewed (8)

DOWN

1 Osborne may back roll-out, but it’s a risk (6)

2 In short, university’s operating to create harmony (6)

3 Annoyed, if one has to take another to task (5)

4 Be located, for example, inside a Belgian city (5)

6 To cut off, in play, is a bit odd (9)

7 May scare one with fair warning of hangover (8)

8 Is about to issue a note that may reverberate (8)

11 Maintain it’s right to get into property (6)

15 In the daily grind, had little time to study old philosopher (9)

16 Turned up with a Latin coin to get a vessel for fuel (3-3)

18 It’s obvious a top performer had to care of the children (8)

19 Staff had everyone else to object over a veil (8)

22 Desert one working to make allowance (6)

23 In the Middle East, left-winger had force united (6)

25 Have to take power, in charge of central idea (5)

26 Managed, say, to get back in order (5)