Across:
1 Works for newspaper (writes) reporting (= homophone indicator) ('writes' = 'RIGHTS') to some who are civil? (Civil RIGHTS).
4 Animation (EUPHORIA) of autobiographer dismissing Bogart (‘autobiographer’ dismissing ‘Bogart’ = uoiapher = EUPHORIA),
9 The black stuff (PORTER) employed by a hospital (PORTER),
10 Producing a cover (WRAPPING) for women (W-) making music (-RAPPING) (WRAPPING),
12 Mask (CLOAK-) found on Heath (heath = moor) Rising (= reverse indicator) (moor = -ROOM) (CLOAKROOM) where the outer garments have been left (CLOAKROOM),
13 Heretic loses it (‘heretic’ loses ‘it’ = herec = CHEER) with Joy (CHEER),
14 To be honest (TELL THE TRUTH), in a roundabout way (= reversal indicator) accommodation (let = TEL-) is left (-L) to most of them (most of ‘them’ = THE) associated with Verity (TRUTH) (TELL THE TRUTH),
18 One building castles in Spain (daydreamer = WOOL GATHERER) Presumably that’s a job for Shearer’s partner! (WOOL GATHERER collects wool for a sheep shearer),
21 Eleven (-XI-) getting away (-A-) in Alabama (AL = A-L) (AXIAL) located along a central line (AXIAL),
22 Egyptian flower (NILE RIVER /flower) raised (= reversal indicator) in (in = NI-) the French (‘the’ French = -LE) Loire (RIVER) (NILE RIVER),
24 Swinging back around (= reversal indicator), photographic device (lens = S- NEL) captures bang (bang/thump = -RAP-) and hot (-H-) (SHRAPNEL) fragments from bombshell (SHRAPNEL),
25 A (A-) graduate (-BA-) getting to use profanity (cuss) briefly? (s) (‘cuss’ without ‘s’ = -CUS) (ABACUS) You can count on it! (ABACUS),
26 Leo, for one (SIGN-), gets to put something in the letterbox (-POST) (SIGNPOST) with guide (SIGNPOST),
27 Irish men (Irish ‘men’ = FIR-) taking car (model -T-) in ship (-S-S) (FIRSTS) for unprecedented events (FIRSTS).
Down:
1 Voraciousness (RAPACITY) of music (RAP- music) for a (-A-) Charleston, for example (-CITY) (RAPACITY),
2 Grey gaol (grey gaol) designed (= anagram indicator) (grey gaol = GARGOYLE) by a frightening type that’s found in the gutter perhaps (GARGOYLE),
3 Make adjustments (TWEAK) in time (T-) in firm? (‘in firm’ = ‘infirm’ = -WEAK) (TWEAK),
5 It’s not particularly surprising (UNREMARKABLE) organisation (United Nations = UN-) is striking (-REMARKABLE) (UNREMARKABLE),
6 A form of child’s play (HOPSCOTCH) producing most of the ingredients for beer (HOP-) and whisky (-SCOTCH) (HOPSCOTCH),
7 Made a mess of (RUINED) Downfall (downfall = RUIN-) with English (-E-) director (-D) (RUINED),
8 Psychic (psychic/fortune teller = AUGUR-) gets to finish ceremony (finish ‘ceremonY’ = -Y) (AUGURY) in The Omen (AUGURY).
11 They take a great interest (MONEYLENDERS) in those making advances at a ridiculous rate (MONEYLENDERS),
15 Take care (take care! = Goodbye! = TOODLE-PIP) of Spooner’s (= spoonerism indicator) little dog (poodle: transpose ‘p’ for ‘t’ = toodle) for Spike? (tip: transpose ‘t’ for ‘p’ = pip) (therefore, poodle tip = TOODLE-PIP),
16 Split’s (splits/cracks = CREVICES) top class (top ‘Class’ = C-) Foreign (= anagram indicator) Service (Service = -REVICES) (CREVICES),
17 Police actions (AR-RESTS) over initial meeting (initial ‘Meeting’ = -M-) (ARMRESTS) of chair’s supporters (ARMRESTS),
19 Bank’s cash flow analysis (banks ‘CASh flow analySIS’ = CASSIS) of wine produced in France (CASSIS),
20 It’s well (OIL RIG) for one doing the boring stuff (OIL RIG),
23 Talk at length trivially (rabbit), for the most part (t) (‘rabbit’ without ‘t’ = RABBI), to religious teacher (RABBI).