8  Ray also acquired upper-class accent by education (7)

 9  Slow commercial in the past would take one in (6)

10 Ray returns clutching new composition: he’s clearly bored (6)

11 In foreign lands on active service, collecting poetry (8)

12 Noble effort begins at a reference library (4)

14 Capital of Sparta? (5)

15 Crazy teachers head to school (4)

17 Most obscene time to follow director into Sussex town (7)

19 Country estate half lost, working with one across (7)

22 Volunteers’ afterthought: lights out! (4)

24 Fruit found in Aconcagua Valley (5)

26 Chance discovery reveals some African cash (4)

27 Salesman with horse? He’ll sort you out a fix (8)

29 Stay behind American group approaching French department (6)

31 Agree to cut Muslim festival, reportedly (6)

32 One Queen song tanks (7)

 2  Armoured boy supports Corin in difficulty (8)

 3  Underground systems encountered river – very large (6)

 4  Heartless Otto yearns for teas (7)

 5  Fashion magnates use these to identify delegates (4,4)

 6  Stays home to partake of blended tisane (4,2)

 7  Squeakier-sounding greeting (4)

13 Region gets new stadium (5)

16 Drag up muck about a secret society (5)

18 A US grape cultivated for mangetout (5,3)

20 I left stirred americano being filmed (2,6)

21 He’s known for his wall and hair all over the place (7)

23 Oddly sweary person with influence (6)

25 Run around Gabon, chasing first-rate paintballer’s kit (3,3)

28 Inscribe Latin abbreviation on top of hammer (4)

30 Ahmadinejad’s claim, if repeated? (4)