I found this easier than usual, solving time 10 mins
< = reversed * = anagram
ACROSS
1 SP (A R) RING PARTNE R entrap< r =right
9 SP (L) IT L = latitude
10 HERE TI (C) AL lait(y)< C = Church’s leader (1st letter)
14 (t)EAS T END tend = nurse
16 SCEP TIC pecs<
17 HUM(p)
18 TH (E VERY) ID E A each single = every a = article
22 S(l)IGHT L = lecturer
DOWN
1 WALL(y)
3 IN THE END Never played bowls but an ‘end’ is part of the pitch, I think.
7 SISTINE CHAPEL (se in this place)* In the Vatican
12 A SS I’M (I) LATE Nice use of ‘board’ to mislead initially.
15 (g)ENT (IRE) LY
19 E (LE) VEN (t)
22 GIDE (E dig)<
A lot I got here just from the definitions, without fully untangling the wordplay. A fast time for me – a bit of a relief at end of a series of (for me) very tough puzzles…