7 Insects' organs have artificial cover (7) EARWIGS - Insects (def) from WIG (artificial cover) in EARS (organs) 8 Ill-tempered agent consumes overturned drink(7) STROPPY - Ill-tempered (def) from TROP (PORT=overturned drink) in SPY (agent consumes) 9 Leave out medal's appeal (4) OMIT - Leave out (def) from 10 Indian coin setter has provides encouragement (9) INCENTIVE - (def) from OM (medal) IT (appeal) 12 Colour of pooch repulses (5) OCHRE - Colour (def) contained in (of) poOCH REpulses 13 An army unit leads haggard French king to scene of slaughter (9) ABATTOIR - scene of slaughter (def) from A (an) BATT (army unit) and OIR anagram (haggard) of ROI (French king) 15 Element of main article (4) LEAD - Element (def) main article (def) 16 Reduce a stroke with drug (5) ABATE - Reduce (def) from A BAT (stroke) with E (drug) 17 Had issue of money reportedly (4) BRED - Had issue (had children) (def) from homophone (reportedly) of BREAD (money) 18 Grass at home once (8) INFORMER - Grass (def) from IN (at home) FORMER (once) 20 Type of bar preferred by weight-watchers? (5) LOCAL - Type of bar (def) from LO-CAL (low calorie options might be preferred by weight-watchers) 21 Declared invalid too many lines on page? (9) OVERRULED - Declared invalid (def) too many lines on page (def) 22 Current papers are bitter (4) ACID - bitter (def) from AC (Current) ID (papers) 24 Creepy horse swallowing hackney (7) MACABRE - Creepy (def) from MARE (horse) containing (swallowing) CAB (hackney) 25 Note Sikes' other half giving lease arrangement (7) TENANCY - lease arrangement (def) from TE (note) NANCY (Bill Sikes' partner in Dicken's "Oliver Twist") 1 Damage hot gun (4) HARM - Damage (def) from H (hot) ARM (gun) 2 Swapped cane with journalist (8) SWITCHED - Swapped (def) from SWITCH (cane) with ED (journalist) 3 Arouse a knight in French holiday home (6) IGNITE - Arouse (def) from I (a) G N ITE (N=knight in GITE=French holiday home) 4 Period when Etna goes up (5,3) STONE AGE - Period (def) from anagram (up) of ETNA GOES 5 "Hungarian dough! Floury, innit?" Occasionally (6) FORINT - Hungarian dough=currency (def) alternate letters (Occasionally) in FlOuRy, InNiT 6 Section of church takes parson aback somewhat (4) APSE - Section of church (def) contained backwards in (aback somewhat) takES PArson 11 Man (a bishop) almost entirely in tangled brushwood (9) CHAPARRAL - tangled brushwood (def) from CHAP (Man) A RR(bishop) AL (almost ALL=entirely) 12 Lot of water spilled on ace (5) OCEAN - Lot of water (def) from anagram (spilled) of ON ACE 14 Perfect fish calm at heart(5) IDEAL - Perfect (def) from IDE (fish) AL (cALm at heart) 16 Fans publicity sticks around Ronaldo's head (8) ADMIRERS - Fans (def) from AD (publicity) MIRES (sticks) around R (Ronaldo's head) 17 Game taxi returning with golden measure (8) BACCARAT - Game (def) from BAC (CAB returning) CARAT (golden measure) 19 Noted dramas over sliced pears(6) OPERAS - Noted dramas (def) from O (over) and anagram (sliced) of PEARS 20 Women reconfigured 14 with point (6) LADIES - Women (def) from anagram (reconfigured) of IDEAL (answer to 14) and S (point) 21 Stone old friend (4) OPAL - Stone (def) from O (old) PAL (friend) 23 Part of foot to move slowly (4) INCH - Part of foot (12 inches to a foot) (def) to move slowly (def)