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17a. This poet's new to the French department
AUDEN

14a. Opposed giving Bible to Irish
AVERSE

22a. Flask won in a draw in Morocco
AMPULLA

Parses for the above please.

17 Aude is a French department + N(new)

14a AV = authorised version of Bible
+ Erse = Irish

22a Ampulla = flask
A pull(draw) in MA ( code for Morocco)

Thanks jazzgirl...I was lost on those.

24a. Handsome youth, extremely awkward, often impetuous
ADONIS

16d. Number ten's position in deadlock
STAND-OFF

5a. One imprisoned in US as murderer
CAIN

Parses for the above please.

24 Adonis, handsome youth. Outer letters ('extremely) of A wkwar D, O fte N, I mpetuou S.

5 Cain, murderer, from the Bible. Can, prison, US word, with I, one, inside.

16 Double definition - sporting terminology ( the number 10 in something/some sport must be called the Stand-Off and it also means stalemate, deadlock etc.)

10, yes, a stand off is the same as a fly half, so no.10 in Rugby Union

Thanks, Jono. I'd heard the word before, probably in a tv commentary (going on in the background), so I knew it was real... I just didn't know the sport!