Across:
8 Haunted out of Chateaubriand (‘haunted’ out of ‘Chateaubriand’ = cabria = ARABIC), or that’s what they’re saying in Tunis (ARABIC),
9 Daybreak (day break = LUNCH) on local television (BOX) (LUNCH BOX) – would that feel empty if one is not going to work? (LUNCH BOX),
10 Expects to hear all the evidence (JURY) from both sides of Just War Theory (from both sides of ‘JUst war theoRY’ = JURY)
11 Old guides (PRECEDENTS) often given priority at the bar (PRECEDENTS),
12 Say it isn’t so (DENIAL), as it wasn’t me (DENIAL),
14 Have a similar appearance (RESEMBLE) to half of them (to half of ‘thEM’ = -EM-) consumed by angry (= anagram indicator) Rebels (rebels = RES-BLE) (RESEMBLE),
15 To go on and on? (BEND SOMEONE’S EAR) Sounds like something otolaryngologist might do! (BEND SOMEONE’S EAR),
18 It’s about (RE-) department (-D) on the warpath (CROSS) (RED CROSS) with humanitarian organisation (RED CROSS),
20 Holds the distinction (NICETY) of being taken in by Venice tycoon (held by ‘veNICE TYcoon’ = NICETY),
22 Presumably this will bring you around (KISS OF LIFE) to display of affection (KISS) for old French (Old French = OF) biography (LIFE) (KISS OF LIFE),
24 In retrospect (= reverse indicator), making ends meet on the outskirts of (‘MAking ends meET’ on the outskirts of = maet = TEAM) Dublin, for one (TEAM),
25 Secure or (secure or) adapt (= anagram indicator) (secure or = RECOURSE) may be the only way out (RECOURSE),
26 Drunk (= anagram indicator) chaser (chaser = SEARCH) in kind of party? (SEARCH party).
Down:
1 Band of travelling actors (TROUPE) taking Sam from Mousetrap (taking ‘Sam’ from ‘Mousetrap’ = ouetrp = TROUPE),
2 Take orders (OBEY) for Hawkeye bootlegs turning up (= reverse indicator) (for ‘hawkeYE BOotlegs’ turning up = yebo = OBEY)
3 Academy (A-) at Cork (cork/lid = -CAP-) university (University of Limerick = -UL-) contacts firm (-CO) (ACAPULCO) in foreign resort (ACAPULCO),
4 Most people would stick with this (GLUE) global communiqué doing the rounds (‘GLobal communiqUE‘ doing the rounds = GLUE)
5 Puts down (INTERS) those supplying the clues (hinters) starting off (h) (‘hinters’ without ‘h’ = INTERS),
6 Will need to be composed (SHEET MUSIC), as someone could be sleeping on this (SHEET) rock (rock MUSIC) (SHEET MUSIC),
7 Not well (-ILL-) after (= position indicator) having most of (e) the rich cake (‘torte’ without ‘e’ = TORT-) and a (-A) (TORTILLA) pancake (TORTILLA),
13 Headless (g) spirit (gin) (‘gin’ without ‘g’ = IN-) reaches settlement (settlement = -DECISION) (INDECISION) sitting on the fence (INDECISION),
14 Studies at university (reads), it’s said (= homophone indicator) (‘reads’ = ‘REEDS’), those growing on marshy ground (REEDS),
16 Has an appreciation for (has an EYE- for) what goes into port (-LINER) (EYELINER) and its make up? (it’s make-up = EYELINER),
17 Newish top (‘Newish’ top = N-) on (-ON-) pick-up (-SENSE) (NONSENSE) is rubbish (NONSENSE),
19 Party (do) backed (= reversal indicator) (do = O-D) over vote (-X-) in favour of (-FOR-) (OXFORD) foreign university (OXFORD),
21 Tense (T-) state (France) with no leader (f)? (‘France’ with no leader = -RANCE) (TRANCE) That’s a state that’s sleepwalking into something! (TRANCE),
23 Brainchild (IDEA) of saint from East India (‘saint’ from ‘East India’ = edia = IDEA),
24 Imprison (TRAP) those characters taken in by revolutionary (= reverse indicator) Bonapartism (those characters taken in by ‘bonaPARTism’ = part = TRAP).