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12 Minister's club(6)
17ac Straw Bow?(6)
19 Footwear English pick(6)
26 Mike cares madly about pottery(8)
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Kendo

26 ceramics - anag of Mic + cares

19 Choose - Choos (Jimmy) + e

12 Priest

double def

priest
priːst/Submit
noun
1.
an ordained minister of the Catholic, Orthodox, or Anglican Church, authorized to perform certain rites and administer certain sacraments.
"the priest celebrated mass at a small altar off the north transept"
synonyms: clergyman, clergywoman, minister (of religion), cleric, ecclesiastic, pastor, parson, churchman, churchwoman, man/woman of the cloth, man/woman of God, father; More
a person who performs religious ceremonies and duties in a non-Christian religion.
"the plays were performed within the sacred area of Dionysus, in the presence of his priest"
2.
a mallet used to kill fish caught when angling.

17ac Boater ? !Ties in with 16ac & 23ac, I think)

thanks guys

18D Drink lager commander set up? (6) _O_N_C
Looks like a type of brandy - why??

Lager - CAN
Commander - GOC (General Officer Commanding)

all reversed

Cognac

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_officer_commanding

Thanks for that, mamya - I was wondering if "cang" was an obscure brand of lager (named for its effect?)