Across:
8 Resent leaving general store (‘resent’ leaving ‘general store’ = galore = GALORE) in large numbers (GALORE),
9 Drink (APERITIF) for pirate (pirate) travelling (= anagram indicator) (pirate = APERIT-) to island (-I-) on top of flagship (top of ‘Flagship’ = -F) (APERITIF),
10 Look out for (SEEK) follower of Punjabi guru (Sikh) speaking (= homophone indicator) (‘Sikh’ = ‘SEEK’),
11 Goes over one’s head (PORK PIE HAT) in 2 down (‘port’ = PORK) with power? (-P-) That is (i.e. = -IE) what you get from bowler! (bowler HAT) (PORK PIE HAT),
12 One of those on a board (SURFER) – would you find her on a site? (SURFER / website),
14 Is not (N-OT-) entertaining brief (h) part on The Bridge (‘arch’ without ‘h’ = -ARC-) – the one (-I-) caught (-C) (NARCOTIC) with the drug (NARCOTIC),
15 Shot (PHOTOGRAPH) most of those in 21 down here (most of ‘albums’ = ALBUM) (PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM) – one would expect to find lots of prints (PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM),
18 Nasty looks (sneers = SNE-ERS) over opening Emmental (opening ‘Emmental’ = -E-) to go with the last of the Shiraz (last of the ‘shiraZ’ = -Z-) (SNEEZERS) for those with allergies (SNEEZERS),
20 Cook off mock orange (‘cook’ off ‘mock orange’ = mrange = GERMAN) for dieter? (Dieter is GERMAN),
22 One will come up with a way (PATHFINDER), of course (PATH-), to join friend (friend) all over the place (= anagram indicator) (friend = -FINDER) (PATHFINDER),
24 Works on tracks (works on soundtracks = DUBS) for those on the hill (on The Hill, Croke Park = DUBS),
25 Took time walking (STROLLED) from port to port (port = left x 2 = -LL-) in busy (= anagram indicator) Dorset (Dorset = STRO-ED) (STROLLED),
26 Fishy type (SHRIMP) of sympathiser? None as yet! (‘sympathiser’ none/without ‘as yet’ = mphisr = SHRIMP).
Down:
1 Leads, actors, understudies (leads ‘Actors Understudies’ = -AU) behind (= positional indicator) theatre (GATE- Theatre) (GATEAU) in Dundee (Dundee cake = GATEAU),
2 It’s meat (PORK) and drink (port) almost (t) (‘port’ without ‘t’ = POR-) to Greek foundation (‘greeK’ foundation = -K) (PORK),
3 Grassland (LEA-) park (-P) for party (Fine Gael = F-G) includes early closing (d) bar (‘rod’ without ‘d’ = -RO-) (LEAPFROG) for the game that’s bound to have its ups and downs (LEAPFROG),
4 Just (FAIR) goes off foie gras (‘goes’ off ‘foie gras’ = fira = FAIR),
5 Trim (p) underground type (hell) (‘hell’ without ‘l’= HEL-) has gym (-PE-) routine from the start (‘Routine’ from the start = -R) (HELPER) produced by acolyte (HELPER),
6 Press release (‘wine press’ releases WINE) from firm (CO-) with new (= anagram indicator) role (role = -OLER) (WINE COOLER) in The Cellar (WINE COOLER),
7 All turn up (= reverse all indicator) for student’s group (students’ group = Union of Students of Ireland = USI = -ISU) march (Mar = -RAM-) to Institute of Technology (IT = TI-) (TIRAMISU) – it’s rather sweet (TIRAMISU),
13 Is responsible for a number of issues (FATHERHOOD) at (-AT-) her (-HER) hotel (-H-) in type of chain (food chain = F- -OOD) (FATHERHOOD),
14 Is on the verge of making contact (NEARS) with new (N-) listeners (-EARS) (NEARS),
16 Crab (female crab = HEN) finds Labour (Labour PARTY) (HEN PARTY) is no place for the men (HEN PARTY),
17 It’s what the funambulists (tightrope walker) have to put up (HIGH RISK) with tipsy (HIGH) teacher (Sir) falling over (= reverse indicator) (Sir = RIS-) the weekend (‘weeK’ end = -K) (HIGH RISK),
19 Bread line ran out? (‘bread line’ ran out /without ‘ran’ = bedlie = EDIBLE) That’s not hard to take! (EDIBLE),
21 Records (ALBUMS) those worthless types (-BUMS) behind gangster (Al Capone = AL-) (ALBUMS),
23 A stylish and confident guy (DUDE) is guarded – did he lose the rag? (‘guarded’ without ‘rag’ = uded = DUDE),
24 It’s not good (DIRE) for Geordie with no ego (‘Geordie’ with no ‘ego’ = erdi = DIRE).