Welcome to our new setter 'The Esoteric Two'
Brickbats and Bouquets welcome.
Three answers per commenter as usual till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory)
Please provide all your answers in one comment.
ACROSS
7 Group from distressed regions around America’s capital (8)
9 Banish plastic trashcan (6)
10 Kinky slut's desire (4)
11 Napkins arranged in neat circles, bell shaped (10)
12 India enters into a military alliance with North and South Korea, perhaps (6)
14 Accidentally, I type a "G" before "N" to make "Tongue" (8)
15 Contents of Häagen-Dazs' menu (6)
16 Sibling has no right to irritate (6)
19 I took part in campaign organised to remove Trump finally - he deceives people (8)
21 Repercussion of mischief/sham? (6)
23 He talks about climate change and the warm winds across eastern borders of Afghanistan (10)
24 Join a broken tub (4)
25 Remarkable gesture (6)
26 Jumble sale having flat 50% off on tops in every shade, but not green (8)
DOWN
1 Physical injury leads to trouble running and upsets many athletes (6)
2 Script of Spartacus (4)
3 Observed, but enlisted wrongly (8)
4 Sex with foreigner, say without protection (6)
5 Daily, wearing new shirt to work's getting hard - I store mostly old clothes (10)
6 Rent clothes for Spooner's cat (8)
8 Heartlessly blame confused and upset setter having an image (6)
13 Missing hot, old girlfriend's shelter (10)
15 Teacher is a chartered accountant and trained medic (8)
17 Putting one in school to learn Chinese, maybe (8)
18 Creature from Manila (6)
20 Principles upheld by Tesla, Edison (6)
22 Order food (6)
24 Guy gives up cocaine for good (4)
Enjoy.
