Clues

Across
1) Bovine trips in the meadow (8)
5) Such poppies are at risk of decapitation. (4)
9) Addressed to teacher, with love? (2,3)
10) Stone me! A singular stalk (3,4)
11) Rats gnawed Queen at Stapeley. (5,7)
13) Taken in on line? (6)
14) Everyone loves rat ire. (1,5)
17) Ernie’s partner is a dark horse  (9,3)
20) and 21) Alliterative ripple in the Langdale fells (7,5)
22) It’s all up in the air on pancake day! (4)
23) Control fuel and speed or I’ll strangle you!(8)
 

Down
1) Andrew confuses cast of musical. (4)
2) Valley in the past tense?(7)
3) Big currant bun for Great Lake ace. (5,7)
4)Two on a pitchfork! (6)
6) Find cave in scant reason. (5)
7) Find measly artist at Tibetan religious centre. (8)
8) He chose earth. Listen to the sound reverberate (5,3,4)
12) Best steak out  (5,3)
15) A strain on skill (2,2,3)
16) Scheme is smouldering. Smells of burning. (6)
18) Viking excursions? (5)
19) Of man and dogs (4)