Across
Tennis champion Chris referring to team from another sport (7)
Small amount I included in total for sports arena (7)
Called about family’s position on scale (7)
A friend, pure at heart, not seeking reward (7)
Initially flippant, unpredictable, entering pub as a joke (2,3)
Article by writer, lower in rank — not how to describe this puzzle! (9)
Well-behaved child I hugged as home to be left for 1A/5D (8)
“Dixie” - part of side, a natural (4)
1966 World Cup winner Alan’s essential for the game (4)
Unusually brief, cold, mostly convincing (8)
Yorkshire racecourse manager, Harry (9)
Part of play getting noticed reportedly (5)
Time of charges for 1A, familiarly (7)
One of large group, many, at race, at the outset moving around (4,3)
In front of Palace this could make rival of 1A? (7)
Howard’s trick — ultimately close everything (7)
Down
Great desires, though not at first, for income (8)
Mile End’s poetic evening (3)
Hearing about boredom, leaving university at regular intervals (9)
Denial country’s welcoming for example (8)
Low point, bad, see suffering (6)
A temptation, we hear, to diminish (5)
Anger as country’s land taken away (3)
Confused situation in Timor, as shown (6)
Big fort redeveloped as a plant (7)
In from France half-heartedly interfere with honour (7)
Official rearranged exams — nice (9)
Something to help finding place — make reservation with Antony, say (8)
Friend welcoming media boss is in Paris giving support (8)
Describing acid quote upset Bill at first (6)
Fuel doesn’t last, hell inside! (6)
English opening contest (5)
Young prison reformer (3)
I’m pleasantly surprised originally as help arrives (3)
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