Across

8 Certain plants Mary’s mother pruned, Saul modified (7)

9 Flat-topped hat in gold found behind paten? (7)

10 Hallowed pouch cantor’s mended (10)

11 Blunder of Primate out of work (4)

13 Make a priest of reformed Dorian (6)

14 Licentiate acquiring knowledge (8)

16 Vicar with Peter’s heart worked like God in Genesis (8)

18 Fish bad (some might say) for chess champion (6)

21 Stripped fine-woolled sheep in the Emerald Isle (4)

22 Anglican for one favouring division of the Bible (not me) (10)

24 Ancient tribesman Kiwi bird once pecked with energy (7)

25 Tremendous ewe Amos groomed (7)

Down

2 Chess pieces one had threatened (7)

3 Wild Obadiah with no sound of joy slates satanism’s pundits (10)

4 Italian workers are able to embrace saint (6)

5 Anticipated spat old sun-god avoids (8)

6 Active mother and father of Seth (4)

7 Retired bishops? Them I flag up (7)

12 Quality journal’s right-hand page probing corrupt bethesda (10)

15 Steward too much with prophet (8)

17 Writing on tombstone, some keep it aphoristic (7)

19 Philosopher supported by soldiers (7)

20 Kishi’s son finally chose gas (6)

23 A son of Abraham, not one in the south of France (4)

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