7d Trainer whipped his pony? It's not normal (6) *H*S** & 14a Change in Scandinavia's mineral (3) **E (The final letter of 7d should match the first letter of 14a).
1d Pickle's soft and easily digested (6) P*I*** ; 12a He would briefly inspire earl to pay attention (4) **E* ; & 22d Show great awe for head of state escaping defeat (6) *S*E*E
20a Taxonomic group ranked below a class and above a family (5) *R**R (If the answer is "tribe" my 17d is wrong - i.e. Deep covered dish which I reckoned was "tureen"); & 22a Unit of pressure equal to...
3a Breached arrangement with doctor in boudoir (10) *E***A*B**; 10a Equipping sport with vase (10) *U***S*I** ; 5d Maestro lets the electricity flow (9) ****U*T*R ; & 8d Scrap a composition (4) ****
10a Summary of religious doctrine *A*E*H*S* 12a Pair of letters representing a single sound (e.g. "sh") *IG*A*H 22a Wiltshire market town on Kennet & Avon canal *E***E* 16d Soft silver-white metallic...
21d Large faint constellation near the north celestial pole (5) D*A*I; & 23d Instrument used to measure the pitch of sounds, especially one consisting of tuning forks (9) T**RM***R
14a Adjective relating to lymphoid tissue (7) A*E**ID; & 2d An early French settler in Nova Scotia, many of whom were deported to Louisiana in the 18th century (7) A**D***