7  Hosting a party in America, Dad knocked back Stateside fizz (4,3)

 8  Local "Monkee-babble" quoted by Spooner? (4,3)

10 Put hotel's vacation of Iceland House in writing; storage facility needed (8)

11 For some Listeners, solver's in a pet (6)

12 Now start to cheer (3)

13 Returning Head of BBC securing Tony Hall a cut (8)

15 A Yorkshire-based compiler making series in York - no Michael Curl! (4)

17 A figure of love can't get quite enough of chopper? (4)

19 See 21 Down

20 Talk about Fedora or Trilby? (4)

23/26D         Old people take it with bangers and mash (9)

24 Gentle Ben's first milk gets confused with ale (8)

26 More of the same following one song and dance (3)

27 Rejected two ways of ID'ing champion steeplechaser (3,3)

29 Sports car breaking 13dn rules over way (8)

30 Itinerant's towelled feet? (7)

31 In district cricket great shot by all-rounder (7)

 1  See 21

 2  "Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory"? Perhaps - sadly not with best gal (6,4)

 3  Supported Charterhouse pupil who's extremely garlicky, containing personal pong (7)

 4  Old college principal's first aquatic animal (5)

 5  Cheesy bit from broadcaster on recipe (4)

 6  One works thawing ice blocks on a farm (8)

 9  What it raised for Arthur 1 around the courts? (4)

13 A long letter due when? (3)

14 Novice British agent Spanish golfer's cut up (4)

15 Fleetwood perhaps taking diplomat on road (10)

16 Symbol of Sikhism a rescue vessel's sealed up (4)

18 Seduce this undersecretary, wandering about? (8)

21/1/19         Here's person of authority round Oxford with a name for puzzling (3,3,3,5)

22 Uplifting Christmases? Elgar is in favour (5,2)

24 Group absent, letting down Arthur 2 on the boards? (4)

25 Catch Kelvin King Kutting it at the Kabaret Klub! (3,3)

26 See 23 Across

28 Something to warm hands and balls up (4)