Across:
8 Legionaries have no lingo (‘legionaries’ have no ‘lingo’ = earies = EASIER) for what’s not as tough as it used to be (EASIER),
9 Typhoon (Typhoon = HON-YPOT) swirling (= anagram indicator) around Spain (-E-) (HONEYPOT) is a tourist attraction (HONEYPOT),
10 Sample of dream lifestyle (sample of ‘dream lifestyle’ = mlif) reflected (= reversal indicator) (mlif = FILM) in what director produced (FILM),
11 Rivals were (rivals were = SILVERWARE) running (= anagram indicator) for the medals for second place presumably? (SILVERWARE),
12 Shelter for brave (WIGMAM) women (-W-) protected by Wise Guys (Magi = -IG-AM) at work (W-) – that’s a reflection on them all (= reversal indicator) (WIGWAM),
14 Trim (p) boxer (‘pup’ without ‘op = PU-) gets unusual (= anagram indicator) invite (invite = -NITIVE) (PUNITIVE) intended as retribution (PUNITIVE),
15 Head barman (ATTORNEY GENERAL) is working at the American bar (ATTORNEY) in the officers’ mess (GENERAL) (ATTORNEY GENERAL),
18 An expert on spelling perhaps (SORCERER), Clare (-CE-) is consumed by awful (= anagram indicator) errors (errors = SOR-RER) (SORCERER),
20 Problems (ISSUES) for lots of children (ISSUES),
22 Night-watchman (ASTRONOMER) spends a lot of time looking into space (ASTRONOMER),
24 Gran from Germanic (‘Gran’ from ‘Germanic’= emic = MICE) nursery rhyme threesome (Three Blind MICE),
25 Cider (cider = CRIED) drunk (= anagram indicator) on holiday (OUT) (CRIED OUT) – was that someone’s shout? (CRIED OUT),
26 Has a reputation for exposing (NUDISM) type of philosophy that’s not in favour of cover-up (NUDISM).
Down:
1 Saucy type (TAHINI) upsets (= reversal indicator) bowler (hat = TAH-) in (-IN-) taking second wicket (second ‘wicket’ = -I) (TAHINI),
2 Fill out form on both sides (‘fill out form’ on both sides = FIRM) taking a hard line (FIRM),
3 One of the locals (IRISHMAN) is (-IS-) with her majesty (her majesty = -HM-) in Muslim country (IR-AN) (IRISHMAN),
4 Sample of sliced halloumi (sample of ‘sliced halloumi’ = dhal = DHAL) served in an Indian restaurant (DHAL),
5 Keep under lock and key (INTERN), short academic test for older students (Intermediate Certificate = INTER-) at the end of examination (at the end of ‘examination’ = -N) (INTERN),
6 Couple of views (eye + witness = EYEWITNESS) in The Observer? (EYEWITNESS),
7 Clip (e) of Marilyn (‘Monroe’ without ‘e’ = MONRO-) travelling through a place en route to (-VIA) (MONROVIA) to African capital (MONROVIA in Liberia),
13 Club (WOOD-) for golf (Golf = -CAR-) starting off (o) completed (‘over’ without ‘o’ = -VER) (WOODCARVER) by Pinocchio’s father (WOODCARVER),
14 One of those in the cast (player) left (l) out ‘player’ without ‘l’ = PAYER) – the one sorting out Bill (PAYER),
16 Prosecutors release cop (‘prosecutors’ release ‘cop’ = roseutrs = TROUSERS) as part of a suit (TROUSERS),
17 Going from country to country (EMIGRANT) by motorway (-MI-) in, for example (e.g. = E-G-), top Rolls (top ‘Rolls’ = -R-) with worker (-ANT) (EMIGRANT),
19 Lost (= anagram indicator) on Mars (on Mars = RANSOM)? For such a fee, this will get you back! (RANSOM),
21 Charlie (-C-) follows (= positional indicator) old partner (EX-) to work (-USE) (EXCUSE) with justification (EXCUSE),
23 Some characters target a manager (some characters ‘target a manager’ = etam) backing up (= reversal indicator) (etam = MATE) partner (MATE),
24 Established (MADE) the extremes of the Marquis de Sade (the extremes of the ‘Marquis de Sade = MADE).