Across
Smooth passages of play set goal in motion (7)
After losing first point, nervously receives this? (7)
17 across, a wide man neither side wanted (4)
Former PL team's left wing back dives, missing header and second 12 across? (9)
Rubbish dances by Strictly star (5)
Detective suffering derision from press team (8)
A delay put back festivity … (4)
… the 25th one, perhaps, for Puck? (5)
Academic official content to provide answers (4)
Can perhaps shoot game here? (8)
Retiring Bengali vicar's well-mannered (5)
Streetcars, buggies or slow-moving 3? (9)
Some Penguin 'Football Facts' (4)
Sadly bicker about who's first to give name for an Antarctic glacier (7)
Roy's header really annoys 3 (7)
Down
17 across having doubled lead, end result is tight (4)
Bloomer showed up, leading to one-all game (8)
Briefly run some cricket team (6)
Stand on this, maybe, and see more? Yes, now encroaching heads shifted (8)
Originally all versions of it described sitting ducks (6)
A team lacking women in some area (4)
Cooked pig liver, edible starter? That's right (9)
Times article on current 'right' way to travel (2,3)
Slow-paced, lazy speech after tie lost (5)
Warning forward respectfully, this may be tugged (8)
Little mischief-makers, half of Devon's swimmers (8)
Second team's inside men in charge (6)
Laid-back Corinthian's teammate? (6)
Watched part of play broadcast (4)
Conveying charge from governing body, with rule essentially being ignored (4)
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