Across
1 A sham critic, possibly waving arms in worship? (11)
8 Spoil one married couple (6)
9 Gifted old rocker keeps a time of fasting (8)
10 Time to get odd disciple - one to signal the end of things? (9)
11 Form of worship is correct from what we hear (4)
12 Rider abandoning road with one holy book (6)
14 Signs of cold weather? Cecil is upset (7)
16 Fine person - the type curate really didn't have! (4,3)
17 Standard of half of Christenings deplorably bad! (6)
19 Observed in concert, earnest tenor of great renown (4)
20 Gruff as an awful bishop (9)
23 Fellow if aged can give description of God's great mercies (8)
24 Footwear put outside front of hall in small cubicles (6)
25 Older men with yen to be naughty - sort to get cast out of temple (11)

Down
1 Cold region of Italy or part of England (7)
2 Distress of a reader initially getting into Lamentations (5)
3 Is artist among the chosen? He is! (9)
4 Astounding rhyme about happy family time? (9,6)
5 Words spoken of brutal kind (4)
6 Hymns can amuse saint briefly but not king (9)
7 Pause from sessions in church's apse? (6)
13 Worldwide planning, all so big, involved millions (9)
15 Fantastically fine story that describes God's love (9)
16 Number of people at match with a superior cake (6)
18 He sang dreadfully, right, as one expressing anger? (7)
21 Traditional Bible has nothing I would fight shy of (5)
22 Little woman starts with hymn, now a disciple (4)

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