Across
7 Despite backing the leaders, English church is losing allocation money (6)
8 Heartlessly kill the operating head? it's just a game! (8)
9 Not right to serve last lager to a friend? (5,3)
10 Game writeup about dunks (6)
11 Article on the money in angling game (3,5)
12 Spiritual ban mostly not accepted (6)
13 Engineers repaired the copper strut again to organize it differently (11)
18 British crest game (6)
20 Skirts of Wrangler, branded as cheap (8)
22 Despite falling way behind, in the end, he pulls even somehow. That was some game!! (6)
23 At home I give up any last vice (8)
24 Jack a sea taxi, in a revolutionary game (8)
25 Asian churl before the game (6)
Down
1 Associate in hot mess over the huntsman cry upon siting the "fox" (5-2)
2 Rope wrapping the broken case? Smarty-pants!! (8)
3 Humbug!! he retorted reacting in part to this writing (6)
4 Good study on street worker (8)
5 Stoner in psychotic state with acid high (6)
6 Shooting sport king is a blood sucker? (7)
8 Fox whistle? Eject the French for the game (8,5)
14 Leading the race easily, Andy can't miss the prize (8)
15 Expedient about the policy (8)
16 Luxembourg's leading sports arena ground is a dump (7)
17 Exercise by banker about real numbers (7)
19 Steep deserted dike without rail (6)
21 Scrambled picture concealing direction for puzzle (6)