Across
1
One beginning to position essential pockets inside setter's coat? Good Lord! (3,8)
11
Problem looking OK with school after low grade (9)
12
A royal disapproval for party? (5)
13
Processing Spoonerised chat, make not a lot of habit etc? (4,4,7)
14
Commercial breaks are initially mesmerising client (10)
16
Catch on in the end (10)
21
Hang out first of washing in valley (5)
22
A strike on head of robin in death — accursed bird? (9)
24
Lord's period noble after abdication of king — outstanding! (7)
25
Old vessel shipshape, on boarding, expedition's beginning (7)
26
Welshman with desire to put in effort, saw work? (4,7)
Down
1
While bottle after spinning stopped by hapless Beth, play dirty (3,5,3,4)
2
What covers Paul's bald patch well! (2,3)
3
Opening time — charge! (7)
4
Great Hollywood success (7)
5
Quaffing vat, what giant might say, drinking (8)
6
Is it complete? Show part of it in full (9,6)
7
What might have come before G Plan, briefly — something cast in gutter? (3,3)
8
How one might learn some of the Tory backbenchers turned up (2,4)
15
Appliance as it should be without French president (8)
16
Notice in defect, nasty piece of work (3,3)
17
So, best ten bananas fed to gorilla, I say! (7,2,5)
18
Nipper in loft, back shortly (7)
20
South American relations in historical county (6)
23
Cord matching rope, ultimately (5)