1: Birds in the wilderness (5)
2: Clearances for the first couple of characters to find answers. (11)
3: Probed announcer's self-esteem (5)
4: Right, turn right to play with robot (3)
5: Conducted fight in tent, it's clear (11)
6: Pitcher's debut in strikeout is exhausting (9)
7: Later round without an opponent (3)
8: Deviant fellow following Esther Williams at times (9)
12: Rifles protect lady from 16-down overhead (11)
13: Mary-Jane crochets her Pop a jumper (11)
14: Frustrating item containing flaw (9)
15: Crank up front half of outhouse in Alabama, for example (4-5)
20: Upset expression of surprise follows failure of comic take-off (5)
21: Shabby and insolent, having no trace of breeding (5)
22: Bumped into yours truly at junction (3).
23: Sounds like a bright child (3).