1: Attacked with words to violate one's hearing (9)
2: 3-down said Sir, I have these! (5,4,4)
3: Do over eco-law lacking initiative (2-5)
4: Infection leads from partly uncooked steak (3)
5: Mrs. Roosevelt East, Trim, Oregon (7)
6: Part of the USA obscured by mist and dew? (7)
7: Perpendicular to 25-across? (5)
10: Modernise rear, in the opinion of escort (5,2,2,4)
12: Call for help oddly stops (3)
15: The bandleader channels energy.(9)
17: Free to turn some integral tables (2,5)
18: Giggles, time after time, captivated by stories... (7)
19: About....about right? Wrong! (3)
20: Backsliding, Pa reels drunkenly (7)
21: Cooped up in Essex: pelicans, it would turn out (5)
23: Sprinted fleetly? (3)