1 Dirty lie? Rings up church (8)
2 Still in port, a cargo ship, say (2,6)
4 Join boarding school in Kensington (4)
5 Soldiers scent enemy front in bombed trees (10)
6 Parable about securing deal before trial (4,10)
7 Make one soldier desert complex (6)
8 She has to hit back when in charge (6)
9 Pants, blouse, "No Dad", the wear of Elizabethans (7,3,4)
14 Least likely to crack, as one in financial probe? (10)
16 Spiteful heart in evil demise (8)
17 One obsession very soon masked by effect of growing up (8)
19 Ready to welcome Black Prince (6)
20 Madman having a turn, as they say (6)
23 8mm lines near centre (4)