Across:
8 Turns up (= reversal indicator), for example (e.g. = -GE), with a (-A-) short (t) inventory (‘list’ without ‘t’= lis = SIL-) (SILAGE) of fodder (SILAGE),
9 Local money (DOUGH-) for fruitcake (-NUT) (DOUGHNUT) produced by the baker (DOUGHNUT),
10 Crazy (nuts = STUN) about (= reversal indicator) what Taser can do (Taser gun can STUN),
11 Denies film- (denies film = MINEFIELDS) -making (= anagram indicator) has unseen hazards (MINEFIELDS),
12 Kept back (STAYED) wild (= anagram indicator) yeast (yeast = STAYE-) for the last of the bread (the last of the ‘bread’ = -D) (STAYED),
14 Party leader (host = HO-ST) admits Longford (-LD-) supporter (fan) briefly (n) (‘fan’ without ‘n’ = -FA-) (HOLDFAST) has a device for keeping it together (HOLDFAST),
15 Get out of jail card (INSURANCE POLICY) – presumably that’s only for the one undercover with the car (INSURANCE POLICY),
18 Those fast, wild types (CHEETAHS) produced (= anagram indicator) The Chase (The Chase = CHEETAHS),
20 Place (LAY-) opens mid-August (opens “mid August” = -MA-) with new head (‘new’ head = -N) (LAYMAN) who is not an expert (LAYMAN),
22 Giving the piece of work (APPOINTING) to Commission (APPOINT-) in (-IN-) Government (-G) (APPOINTING),
24 Guess who’s leaving Burgesses’ (‘guess’ who’s leaving ‘Burgesses’ = bres = SERB) Croatian neighbour? (SERB),
25 Unlawful (CRIMINAL) power taken away from imperial crown (‘power’ taken away from ‘imperial crown’ = imialcrn = CRIMINAL),
26 Where in France (French ‘where’ = OU-) Disney (Walt) set up (= reversal indicator) (Walt = -TLAW) (OUTLAW) bar (bar/ban = OUTLAW).
Down:
1 No relics in Lake District (no ‘relics’ in ‘Lake District’ = akdtit = DIKTAT) to order (DIKTAT),
2 Some knocked back (= reversal indicator) fallen wallflowers (some of the ‘fallen wallflowers’ = nwal = LAWN) might need to be cut in the front garden (LAWN),
3 Current (NEW) clip? (n) Average (‘median’ without ‘n’= MEDIA) (NEW MEDIA), interactive and on demand! (NEW MEDIA),
4 Carted out of the dead centre (‘carted’ out of the ‘dead centre’ = deen = EDEN) of paradise (EDEN),
5 French (-F-) university (University of Limerick = -UL) on Parisian street (French ‘street’ = RUE-) opens (= positional indicator) (RUEFUL) with regret (RUEFUL),
6 Filled to the brim (-FULL-) in bubbly (CHEER-Y) (CHEERFULLY) inspires feelings of happiness (CHEERFULLY),
7 Accused (accused = CU-DE-SAC) freaks out (= anagram indicator) going around Port (port/left = -L-) (CUL-DE-SAC) Road leading to dead end (CUL-DE-SAC)
13 In response to all those asking “who’s setting the crossword” (YOU’VE GOT ME), I haven’t the foggiest! (YOU’VE GOT ME),
14 One thousand (-K-) in used (= anagram indicator) cash (cash = HAC-S) (HACKS) for local journalists (HACKS),
16 They haven’t a chance of winning (NO-HOPERS) with losers (NO-HOPERS),
17 Roly’s partner (Roly POLY-) got (-G-OT) around central Bethlehem (central ‘Bethlehem’ = -L-) (POLYGLOT) having Arabic, Aramaic, Hebrew and English, among others (POLYGLOT),
19 Stops The Sun (AWNING) article (A-) on dodgy (= anagram indicator) win (win = -WNI-) and poor result? (no good/no grade = -NG) (AWNING),
21 A (A-) medium (-M-) in Middle Eastern country (Iran = -IR-AN) (AIRMAN) has head in the clouds perhaps (AIRMAN),
23 Part of splendid lecture (part of ‘splendid lecture’ = IDLE) doesn’t work (IDLE),
24 Poses (SITS) with strategists dismissing targets (‘strategists’ dismissing ‘targets’ = stis = SITS).