2a. Strong card? It's bent
1d. Periodicals are found in digs
26a. Popular leader, and a rash one
13a. Crazy hero's raised support (7) (2 words)
6d. They're thought receptive (hyphenated)
7d. Stay with me, please (3 words)
23a. Name and preceding initials with a purpose
20d. A model in close-up thought highly of (5) R??E?