I had trouble with: 13A (investment of capital possibly), 17A (assemble and call for a lady), 23A (harbour transport), 31A (be sorry for sounding like an angry dog to one lady), 19D (hand over a representative).
Across
1. One who has taken cover on a hill
Captor [charade]: A captor is one who has taken (a prisoner); cover = cap + tor = kind of rocky hill
4. Not quite free to give the result of the division
Quotient [anagram]: Of "notquite"
9. Girl in coma is out
Monica [anagram]: Of "incoma"
10. A way of drawing liberal applause
Freehand [charade?]: "freehand" is a way of drawing; "free" is liberal, "applause" is hand.
12. What dogs do around trees
Bark [double definition/cryptic?]: Obvious once you see it! It took me a while though :)
13. Investment of capital possibly?
Siege: I don't get it.
14. Site of intrigue
Plot: [double definition]: plot is a site (area of ground), and an intrigue.
17. Assemble and call for a lady
Come together [double definition?]: How does "call for a lady" mean "come together"?
20. The height of wrath
Towering rage [cryptic]: Maybe more of an English expression.
23. Harbour transport
Bear [double definition]: Both definitions are slightly unusual to me.
24. Intends to give me a short answer
Means [charade]: means (intends) = "me" + (short) "ans"
25. Honest expression of acknowledgement
True [double definition]: (expression of acknowledgement = "true!")
28. Dog raves after fruit
Currants [charade]: fruit (currants) = "cur" (dog) + "rants" (raves) (after "cur")
29. Parents separated by an ebbing waterway
Panama [charade]: Parents ("pa" and "ma") separated by "an". I suppose the Panama Canal is "ebbing" because it is connected to ocean tides?.
30. Insecure sort of job many would like to have
Sinecure [anagram]: Of insecure; a sinecure is actually a "secure" job which has little actual work to do.
31. Be sorry for sounding like an angry dog to one lady
Grieve [charade?]: Dog says "gr" ("grrr") + "eve" (one lady)?
Down
1. Quick reply made to a welcome guest
Comeback [double definition/cryptic?]: "Come back!"
2. 29 Across holds an alternate view
Panorama [cryptic/charade?]: The answer to 29 across ("Panama") contains "or" (alternate) resulting in a view (panorama).
3. One time or one-time
Once [double definition]: "Once" means one time (before) or only once.
5. It's noted for being honest and quiet
Upright piano [charade?]: An upright piano has notes(?) = "upright" (honest) and "piano" (quiet in music notation).
6. They are nailed on the foot
Toes [cryptic]: Toes have nails and are on your feet.
7. Allow the Spanish poison to be brought up
Enable: [charade] enab (bane = poison backwards) + el ("the" in Spanish)
8. Hitherto the aim of boys wanting to go out with girls
To date [double definition]: "hitherto" means "to date" (up till now), and of course boys will want "to date" girls.
11. It takes one for a ride
Single seater [cryptic]
15. Increase keenness
Strop [cryptic]: A leather strop sharpens typically a barber's razor
16. Condescend to be Hamlet we hear
Deign [homophone]: Hamlet was a Dane of course
18. Deportment of unusual air and grace
Carriage [anagram]: Of "air" and "grace"
19. Hand over a representative
Delegate [double definition?]: A delegate is a representative and also means to hand over responsibilities to others.
21. You can count on a taxi turning up with us
Abacus [charade]: "a" + "bac" (taxi "cab" backwards) + "us"
22. Two men; one customer
Patron [charade?]: "Pat" and "Ron" (two men) I guess.
26. Mica in metal containers
Talc [hidden words]: Mica was historically called talc (I guess that's the point)
27. Just show
Fair [double definition]: A fair is a show, and to be fair is to be just
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