3  Fastening is compulsory (7)

 7  Outline is almost exact (6)

 8  Leaving after new side gets quieter (4,3)

 9  Sage cultivated for a long time (4)

11 Gossip that needs cleaning (4)

12 Husky, say, or another animal (5)

15 Wonderful penalty (4)

16 Supporters of golf (4)

17 Start playing notes (5)

18 Maiden’s attendant (4)

19 Eric’s preparing food (4)

21 Claimed to be working with drugs (7)

22 Foreign manger design (6)

23 Tough daughter starts to be sedated (7)

 2  Keeps change in rates (7)

 3  Somehow debit some bathroom furniture (5)

 4  Goddess is mentioned twice (4)

 5  Posted away, in charge and authoritarian (8)

 6  Blunders in homes, say (6)

10 Salutation may get reign overthrown (8)

11 Hiding racket inside (3)

13 Recovers colour to seem better (7)

14 Regard for the diocese (3)

15 Created document with notes (6)

18 Troubled a deli terribly (5)

19 Changed gear in fury (4)

20 A shade healthy (4)