I found this a mixture of extremely easy clues and some quite tricky ones, solving time, 22 mins. A seasonal touch when 1 down and 11 down are looked at together.
* = anagram
ACROSS
5 SA TRAP
7 MACH IS (M) O
9 KIPPERS cf skipper
10 TOLEDO (looted)*
11 BARGAIN-HUNTER (hit urban anger)*
13 SAND A L
14 SPRITE (priest)*
17 STANDING ORDER (Grandson tried)*
19 CAST R O (first letters)
21 O C (TOP) OD
23 SKI S LOPE (kiss)*
24 D ROVER
DOWN
1 JACK My favourite clue, with surface reading suggesting politics. Refers to Jack’s position in pack of cards, I think, with not too much doubt (sign of misspent youth perhaps…)
2 P REP A RED
3 SCOT Ascot less a
4 VIOLET Violent less n
6 PREVAILED (VIP leader)*
7 MUSING Amusing less a
8 MODE R A TOR(y) Tricky. Minister in Presbyterian Church
11 BEANS TALK
12 UNSPOTTED (nut despot)*
15 REDEPLOY (Deplore y = country’s latest)*
16 IN CO ME
18 ARTIST Hidden
20 (h)OBO L
22 DIET Double definition