Across:
8 Reviews (= reversal indicator) a couple of articles (an+an = -NANA) by a (-A -) bishop (B-) (BANANA) – the primate takes it all in (BANANA),
9 Prepared the way (PRECEDED) for press to open (‘press’ to open = P-) record (-REC-) on two writers (ed + ed =-EDED) (PRECEDED),
10 Behind the scenes around the edges (‘behind the scenes’ around the edges = BEES) working on the production for The Queen (BEES),
11 Conspire (HATCH A PLOT) in Panama (HAT-) with man (chap = CH A P-) from the auctioneers (-LOT) (HATCH A PLOT),
12 Part of the service (SAUCER) that has long been associated with The Cup (SAUCER),
14 Old (O-) regiment (-R-) with the last of the company (last of the ‘company’ = -Y) behind (= positional indicator) Serbian capital (Serbian capital/money = -DINAR-) (ORDINARY) as usual (ORDINARY),
15 A number of the Garda (DETECTIVES) Reserve (STORE) from the start (= positional indicator) (STORE DETECTIVES) working in retail for security (STORE DETECTIVES),
18 Worry (worry/fret = FRE-T-) over points (compass points ‘north-east’ = -NE-) to get into top (‘into’ top = -I-) college (-C) (FRENETIC) – it’s all go in a wild, uncompromising way (FRENETIC),
20 Trendy (MOD-) set (set = -EST) (MODEST) mysteriously (= anagram indicator) unlikely to brag (MODEST),
22 Nothing (-O-) in box (carton = CARTO-N-) is (-IS-) for opening tradesman’s (opening ‘tradesman’s’ = -T) (CARTOONIST) drawer (drawer/illustrator = CARTOONIST),
24 Ends first case in court (ends/last letters of ‘first case in court’ = TENT) that was well pitched presumably (TENT),
25 Monument (MEMORIAL) to Rommel (Rommel = MEMOR-L) running wild (= anagram indicator) capturing leaders of intercontinental army (leaders of ‘intercontinental army’ = -IA-) (MEMORIAL),
26 It’s difficult to figure out (RIDDLE) what this is? (this clue is a RIDDLE).
Down:
1 Americans dismiss sin (‘Americans’ dismiss ‘sin’ = amerca = CAMERA) of film producer? (CAMERA),
2 Servants get no rest (‘servants’ get no ‘rest’ = vans = VANS) carrying the goods from place to place (VANS),
3 Edgar (Edgar = GA-RED) Cook (= anagram indicator) welcomed article (-THE-) (GATHERED) by those assembled (GATHERED),
4 Catch sight of (SPOT) oil removed from topsoil (‘oil’ removed from ‘topsoil’ = tops = SPOT),
5 Form of play-acting (METHOD acting) in The Mod (the mod = METHOD) movement (= anagram indicator),
6 Don’t forget (KEEP IN MIND) castle (KEEP) is popular (IN) with wits (MIND) (KEEP IN MIND),
7 Water (RESOURCE) facility? (RESOURCE),
13 Half the body of Latin speakers (half of ‘corpus’ = COR-) around (-O-) for US (-NATION) (CORONATION) inauguration (CORONATION),
14 Awkward (= anagram indicator) topic (topic = OPTIC) for one on the bottle in the pub (OPTIC),
16 Strike possibility (THREATEN strike) put at risk (THREATEN),
17 The dead centre (CEMETERY) of the place with no life (CEMETERY),
19 Cheated (TOOK IN) family (kin = -K IN), moreover (TOO-), from the start (= positional indicator) (TOOK IN),
21 Is alone (SINGLE) coming out of the chipper (SINGLE of chips),
23 Is not working (IDLE) with golden boy (‘idol’ = ‘IDLE’) on the radio (= homophone indicator),
24 The limits of time and motion study (the limits of ‘time and motion study’ = TIDY) to sort out (TIDY).