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Foinaven - the wordplay comprises common abbreviations for the first two words and the proper name in the clue is an exotic type of (answer).

Thanks. It was the 'native of Van' bit I could not understand. I was looking for a place called Van where this lived.

It is a place called Van where an example of this lives, and is named for.

It’s in Eastern Turkey.

All finished, and I thought that this was the easiest we've had for a while. However as is often the case I have a couple of stubborn loose ends that need tidying up. Please can someone put me out of my misery and explain the following:

1. Where the first letter of the answer to 15d come from? I can parse the rest of the wordplay but not that letter.

2. Similarly for 19d I don't see where the first two letters of the answer come from.

Thank you in advance!

Bobblycollins, thanks for the tip, but I have to disagree with the sentiments - I really enjoyed STC.

My final quandary is 26ac. I have a word that fits the definition (presumably the last four words) but it's only 5 letters. I'm not clear what's going on

Thanks again

For 19 down the first two letters are an abbreviation of a Latin word. The abbreviation is given in Chambers.

Dylan, for 26 the definition is the last 6 words.

Re: 15D. Nebraska, Alabama, abbr., quarter inside, all in US.

Grid took about 20 mins but I’ve been staring for an hour!

Can someone give me some help please!

Novice, you should have three cells containing symbols. You then need to use these to express a basic fact