Across

1 adroit AD<OR(rev)IT [other ranks]

5 redraw WARDER (rev)

8 imagist 1<MAGI>ST

9 searing S<EAR>ING

11 Ten Commandments TEN<COMMA/N(orth) D(akota)/MEN>TS

12 olid OL<1>D

13 coat hanger C(hild)/OATH/ANGER

17 epentheses (l)E PEN + THESES

18 yawn YAW/N(orth)

20 totalitarianism 1 TRAIT(or) MAO STALIN (anag)

23 despair RI<APSE>D (rev)

24 traitor TRAIT/OR

25 kettle double/cryptic def

26 cheers CHEE<R(ennet)>S(e)

Down

2 drainpipe double def with ‘waste’ (HOM)

3 orison ORI<S(un)>ON

4 totem pole TO/TEMP<0>LE

5 resin RE-SIN

6 dead meat DATE MADE (anag)

7 avian A/V<1>AN

8 introverted (d)IN<T{ROVER}T>ED [Tourist Trophy]

10 gastronomer G(alileo)/ASTRONOMER

14 theoretic THE<ORE/T(ime)>IC

15 gladiator ROT/AIDA/L(a) G(ioconda) (rev)

16 stalwart SALT (anag) + WART

19 damage DAM<AG>E

21 taste double def

22 terse (secre)T/ERSE