1: California business providing front for fraudulent racket (9)
2: Confirm what Goldilocks discovered (4,3)
3: English novelist is in future a delight (5)
4: Wives' strange ideas (5)
5: Put another way, perhaps, clarinet overwhelming harps, somehow (9)
6: Accept amputation to carry on an affair (4,2,3)
7: Serious musical talent at home (7)
8: Starts to actually believe you survived snake pit (5)
14: Person in a suit sporting ordinary flap (9)
15: Support caliph, ultimately; reflective quote is portentous (9)
16: Pluto is cold and tired out; its a disgrace (9)
17: One who tempts peril grabbing leopard's head (7)
19: Mr. Upton dressed, one suit being just like any other? (2-5)
20: Concentrate on projectionist chore (5)
22: Ultimately develop top demonstration (5)
23: Ocean region's pure refreshing air (5)