Kegler’s Kryptics - Don’t Hit Me solution

Don’t Hit Me solution
by Kegler

The conflicting letters spell BLACKJACK and TWENTY-ONE; the three word conflicts have TEN from the Across word and ACE from the Down.

Don’t Hit Me solution grid

Across

1	BART(END)ERS
8	NETS (2 defs)
9	SP + A
10	TENTMAKER (MET KEN ART anag)
12	RENT (2 defs)
14	I CARE (ERICA anag)
16	EWE ("YOU" hom)
18	SEE (2 defs)
19	MOO + CH
21	AUNT (TUNA anag)
22	ROAD MAP ("MOWED RAP" spoonerism)
24	NEE (hidden)
25	EYES ("AYES" hom)
26	STRAIGHTEN (SHATTERING anag)

Down

1	TEA CEREMONY (YEOMEN REACT anag)
2	ANTE + LOPES
3	dRAMa
4	ACETATE (rev hidden)
5	EX + E + C
6	S + PARE + C + ASH
7	MARKETPLACE (CARAMEL KEPT anag)
11	TISHA (HITS A anag)
13	NEO (ONE anag)
15	OSU (even letters)
17	HAD + JIm
20	NO(I)R (RON rev)
23	MEG (rev)