23a) Box containing eastern weapon (5) ??E??
23d) Son meets a French star (3) ??N
17d) Approached dean about including religious education (6) ?E???D
21d) Tricks to commit to memory before beginning of September (4) ???S
22a) Work in musical theatre gets extremely tiresome (7) ??E?A?E
11a) Resolute action involving police department (7) ????D?D