Across:
8 Order (-O-) in mink (mink) dress (= anagram indicator) (mink = KIM-N-) with order (-O) (KIMONO) for robe (KIMONO),
9 Cross (CRUCIATE) with spies (CIA = C-IA-) framing old police force (Royal Ulster Constabulary = -RUC-) on the outskirts of Templemore (on the outskirts of ‘TemplemorE’ = -TE) (CRUCIATE),
10 Clients out of nickel, steel (‘clients’ out of ‘nickel steel’ = kele = LEEK) for a symbol of Welshness (Welsh national emblem = LEEK),
11 In addition (too = TOO-), one is just (FAIR-) taken in by your old (‘your’ old = thy = -TH -Y) (TOOTH FAIRY) dreamy dealer in childish choppers (TOOTH FAIRY),
12 Is just (LAWFUL) terrible (-AWFUL) at following (= positional indicator) novice driver (learner = L-) (LAWFUL),
14 Details (NARRATES) of rants are (rants are) disturbing (= anagram indicator) (rants are = NARRATES),
15 Agricultural god (Saturn = SATUR-N) admits removing top (p) terrace (patio) (‘patio’ without ‘p’ = -ATIO-) on purpose? (POINT) (SATURATION POINT) That’s when one had enough! (SATURATION POINT),
18 Polish partner (SPIT- and polish) gets flak (-FIRE) (SPITFIRE), for a fierce temper (SPITFIRE),
20 Foreign politician (MP = M- -P) welcomes support for swingers (tee) over (= reverse indicator) (tee = - EET) initially underwriting (initially ‘Underwriting’ = U-) (MEET UP) informal gathering (MEET UP),
22 Composed (COOL-HEADED) by principal (-HEAD-) in Coole (Coole = COOL -E-) for Open Day (open ‘Day’ = -D) (COOL-HEADED),
24 Set of standards (CODE) for banks countrywide (banks ‘COuntrywiDE’ = CODE)
25 Mad site cleared out of Dutch Elm Disease (‘mad site’ cleared out of ‘Dutch Elm Disease’ = uchldese = SCHEDULE) to plan (SCHEDULE),
26 Types of circuitous paths (ORBITS) to cook’s (= anagram indicator) bistro (bistro = ORBITS).
Down:
1 The pictures (CINEMA) of medicine man removing denim (‘medicine man’ removing ‘denim’ = iceman = CINEMA),
2 Chomsky dismisses shy (‘Chomsky’ dismisses ‘shy’ = comk = MOCK) mimic MOCK),
3 Not well (-ILL-) after (= position indicator) having most of (e) the rich cake (‘torte’ without ‘e’ = TORT-) and a (-A) (TORTILLA) pancake (TORTILLA),
4 Schoolmate almost escapes (‘schoolmate’ ‘almost’ escapes/without ‘almost’ = choe = ECHO) – you hear that again and again (ECHO),
5 Her work is bound to be read (AUTHOR) by bookmaker (AUTHOR),
6 Bother (RIGMAROLE) Frenchman (-M-) in European capital (Riga = RIG-A-) getting position (-ROLE) (RIGMAROLE),
7 Endless (end ‘lesS’ = S-) time (-T-) to encourage (urge on = -URGEON) (STURGEON) one of those from school (STURGEON from school of fish),
13 Political party (Fianna Fáil = FF = F- F-) admits writing (from the 3Rs = -R-) to tech (information technology = -IT-) university (-U-) and libels (-LIES) (FRUIT FLIES) some pests employed in genetic research (FRUIT FLIES employed in genetic research),
14 Neo-conservative withdraws to converse (‘neo-conservative’ withdraws/without ‘to converse’ = naive = NAÏVE) with one of The Greens (NAÏVE)
16 Recipe to follow (APPROACH) for a (A-) soft (softly/piano = -P-) starter of pickled (starter of ‘Pickled’ = -P-) fish (-ROACH) (APPROACH),
17 Mention famous friends (NAME-DROP) finishing (= position indicator) with a Bandon (‘a Bandon’ = ‘abandon’ = -DROP) Dub? (dub/name = NAME-) (NAME-DROP),
19 Provides a winter coat (ICES UP) for wild (= anagram indicator) spice (spice = ICES -P) around mid-January (mid ‘janUary’ = U-) (ICES UP),
21 DUP (DUP) unsettled (= anagram indicator) (DUP = UPD-) by flipping (= reversal indicator) paramilitaries’ (ETA = -ATE) (UPDATE) reform (UPDATE)
23 Act (DEED) with characters consumed by avant-garde education (characters consumed by ‘avant-garDE EDucation’ = DEED),
24 Three-dimensional figure (CUBE) of Seabiscuit removed as it is (‘seabiscuit’ removed ‘as it is’ = ebcu = CUBE).