1: Faced lift-off when stricken (9)
3: Greenback entrances Microsoft boss (4,5)
4: Bird accompanying gangster or outlaw (5,4)
5: Belgian port getting rid of an idiot (5)
6: Leaders of Orioles and Rangers stick in the dugout? (3)
9: Pate topping primarily honey and tamari? (3)
12: Lethargic entertainer taking part (5)
17: Piece of pottery containing drink to make beast tender (9)
18: Green coat for Italian composer and Spanish painter (9)
19: Making a comeback in White Horse Inn, a musical heroine (5)
20: Difficult newspaper or novel (4,5)
24: However, you expect trouble at first (3)
25: Bounder beheaded by slippery swimmer (3)
26: Something useful - like a matching collection? (5)
29: Odds of niece being born (3)
31: Three kernels of copper-yellow grain (3)