Salmon's Cryptic no.4

Only a few local references this time, at 2 18, 2 22 and 6 21.

ACROSS

..1...Secret instruction to be doubly quiet (4-4).
..5...Blend tips with skewer (4).
..9...I care for Heather (5).
10...Artisan transformed into singer (7).
11...Three schools combine to manufacture this frame (7-5).
13...Whichever method gets random result (6)
14...Two pints ring the sheet (6).
17...Choirs splash out on student awards (12).
20...Trilled and frilled — upset about the start of race (7).
21...Chilly atmosphere for shaken short saint (5).
22...Humble setter goes to East Kent (4).
23...Clearly understood sidereal reconstruction (4).

DOWN

..1...Doggy command for fish at the hospital (4).
2 22..Planner and stalwart seemly hiker (7 4).
..3...We get this at our peril to reflate Uriah mess (12).
..4...Nun is to rise above the rest when stirred (6).
6 21..Chairman gets to spot ferret (5 5).
..7...Illustrated lecture about tag-lover (8).
..8...Foul hunt thug is careless of the consequences ... (12)
12... ... while pica scum are pungent (8).
15...Owls, for example, become parrots (7).
16...Bishop on rooftop is game (6).
18...2 this is club venue for dynasty (5).
19...A stallion is the boss (4).

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