Across:
8 Takes off (peels = -SLEEP) activewear top (‘activewear’ top = A-) going all the way back (= reverse all indicator) (ASLEEP) to go out for the night (ASLEEP),
9 Eats a rum (eats a rum = AMATEURS) fudge (= anagram indicator) produced by novices (AMATEURS),
10 Extract from support literature (extract from ‘support literature’ = tlit) raises (= reversal indicator) (tlit = TILT) one of the tips (TILT),
11 One (I-) maiden (-M-) with American pen (US ‘pen’ = -PRISON-) gets a job in newspaper (-ED) (IMPRISONED) and that might be for life? (life sentence = IMPRISONED),
12 School (S-) trip (-TRE-K) oversteps a (-A-) (STREAK) line, in a colourful way (STREAK),
14 Revolutionary (CHE-) writings (from the 3Rs = R+R = -RR-) initially lacking (l) lies (‘lies’ without ‘l’= -IES) (CHERRIES) of fruitcake perhaps (CHERRIES),
15 Why you might take an interest in Getaways (travel to BROADEN ONE’S MIND) or develop New Tricks? (BROADEN ONE’S MIND),
18 Those in the student block (SCHOLARS) looking to pick up the post in Dean’s Place? (SCHOLARS / post in dean’s place/college),
20 It’s standard (standard/flag = ENSIGN) to conceal children’s ignorance (to conceal ‘childrens ignorance’ = ENSIGN)
22 If you wouldn’t mind (please) shortly (e) (‘please’ without ‘e’ = PLEAS-) getting worker (-ANT-) to open lumber (open ‘lumber’ = -L-) yard (-Y) (PLEASANTLY) in a warm friendly manner? (PLEASANTLY),
24 Grey matter (MIND) found on the banks of Mississippi Sound (found on the banks of ‘ Mississippi Sound’ = MIND),
25 Relet NYC (relet NYC = RECENTLY) building (= anagram indicator) of late (RECENTLY),
26 Odd (= anagram indicator) menu (menu = NU-ME-) includes tea (-T-) with little measure (gram = -G) (NUTMEG) of spice (NUTMEG).
Down:
1 Top (T-SHIRT) something from summer hanger (T-SHIRT),
2 Ran out of Antwerp (‘ran’ out of ‘Antwerp’ = twep = WEPT) and broke down (WEPT),
3 Drunk (= anagram indicator) Pilsner (Pilsner = SPRIN-LE) over weekend (week end = -K-) (SPRINKLE) with a dash (SPRINKLE),
4 Group (group/side = CAMP) cut initially (‘cut’ initially = C-) from Band Aid (-AMP) (CAMP),
5 One of those found in 4 down (MARINE found in ‘camp’) with saltwater (MARINE),
6 Most (n) fruit (‘melon’ without ‘n’ = MELO-) from Madras (Madras = -DRAMAS) prepared (= anagram indicator) (MELODRAMAS) in the abbey (MELODRAMAS in The Abbey Theatre),
7 It doesn’t cost anything (FREE) to put it on a horse (REIN) (FREE REIN) with a lack of restraints (FREE REIN),
13 Record (extended play record = E-P-) containing Victoria and Albert (V & A = -VA-) meeting Oscar (-O-) judged (-RATED) (EVAPORATED) to have vanished into the ether (EVAPORATED),
14 Considers dismissing Enid (‘considers’ dismissing ‘Enid’ = cosrs = CROSS) Bridge (bridge/span = CROSS),
16 Took a stroll down Memory Lane (RECALLED) with Bellow (bellow/shout = -CALL-) going into the grass (RE-ED) (RECALLED),
17 Fresh (= anagram indicator) veneer (veneer = EVER-NE) covering yard (-Y-) means nothing (-O-) (EVERYONE) to the people in general (EVERYONE),
19 Finds one’s way around (ADAPTS) with Bill (AD-) and Pat (pat = -APT-) Cook (= anagram indicator) at school (-S) (ADAPTS),
21 Turns up all (= reversal all indicator) 10 (ten = -NET) in the stables (nag = GAN-) (GANNET) fed on fish (GANNET seabird),
23 Upbeat leaving beauty spot (‘upbeat’ leaving ‘beauty spot’ = ysot = TOYS) popular with a number of children (TOYS),
24 Moving back and forth doing the rounds (‘moving back and forth’ doing the rounds = MOTH) can be a pest (MOTH).