Across:
8 Part of the Volkswagen damaged (part of the ‘VolkswAGEN DAmaged’ = AGENDA) by a number of items (AGENDA),
9 Hit the ball (DRIVE- the golf ball) with technique (-WAY) (DRIVEWAY) in front of the clubhouse perhaps (DRIVEWAY),
10 Breakdown (WEEP) of cover for Zimbabwe epidemic (cover for ‘ZimbabWE EPidemic’ = WEEP),
11 Shuts me in a (shuts me in = ENTHUSIASM) building (= anagram indicator) with Pep (pep/zest = ENTHUSIASM),
12 Puts own stamp on (ADAPTS) fresh (= anagram indicator) pasta (pasta = A-APTS) including starter of dumplings (starter of ‘Dumplings’ = -D-) (ADAPTS),
14 Think twice about (HESITATE) anaesthetist knocking out ants (‘anaesthetist’ knocking out ‘ants’ = aehetist = HESITATE),
15 Give up (THROW IN THE TOWEL) soft furnishing (THROW) popular (IN) with most of them (most of ‘them’ = THE) spread on the beach? (TOWEL) (THROW IN THE TOWEL),
18 A course (FOOTPATH) of primarily freshly (primarily ‘Freshly’ = F-) baked (= anagram indicator) potato (potato = -OOTPAT-) on top of ham (top of ‘Ham’ = -H) (FOOTPATH),
20 Leases (leases = EASELS) complex (= anagram indicator) for art supporters (EASELS),
22 Short partner (short and SWEET) with canine (TOOTH) (SWEET TOOTH) has a preference for taking the last course (SWEET TOOTH),
24 Protesters get rid of poster (‘protesters’ get rid of ‘poster’ = rtes = REST) from lounge (relax = REST),
25 Single (I-) from 2 Unlimited? (second of ‘uNlimited’ = -N-) It’s defined (-FINITE) (INFINITE) by No Limit (INFINITE),
26 Tape (REC-) weekend (‘weeK’ end = -K-) broadcast (-ON-) (RECKON) of workout? (work out/calculate = RECKON).
Down:
1 Top lawyer (Attorney General = AG-) to study (‘read’ = ‘reed’ = -REED) state (= homophone indicator) (AGREED) deal! (deal! = AGREED),
2 Crack (SNAP) from Split (SNAP),
3 Irrigates (waters = WATERS-) a fair amount of (half of) Kill (half of ‘KIll’ = -KI) (WATERSKI) for sporty type overseas (WATERSKI),
4 Polish guide (polish/improve guide = EDIT) from engineering (E-) college (-DIT) (EDIT),
5 Michael’s (‘Micks’ = ‘mix’ = MIX-) hearing (= homophone) at a wake (awake = -UP-) produces endless (end ‘lesS’ = -S) (MIX-UPS) series of misunderstandings (MIX-UPS),
6 Old leader (Eamon De Valera = DEV-) is one (-I-) losing the head (n) with countries (‘nations’ without ‘n’ = -ATIONS) (DEVIATIONS) offering departures from the norm (DEVIATIONS),
7 Tape (CASSETTE) of most of (t) the playgroup (play group = ‘cast’ without ‘t’ = CAS-) on unfinished (e) sofa (‘settee’ without ‘e’ = -SETTE) (CASSETTE),
13 Hot Press is (Hot Press is = PROSTHESIS) re-edited (= anagram indicator) by leggy substitute (PROSTHESIS),
14 Trump up (HATCH up) in Hotel (H-) for notice (watch) starting off (w) (‘watch’ without ‘w’ = -ATCH) (HATCH),
16 Double-cross (HOODWINK) local criminal (HOOD-) on a flutter (-WINK) (HOODWINK),
17 If you’ve a good view of this, you’re seeing things (EYE CHART) from study (EYE) table (CHART) (EYE CHART),
19 Realise (ATTAIN) a (A-) temperature (-T-) ain’t (aint = -TAIN) problematic (= anagram indicator) (ATTAIN),
21 Reduce (lessen) sound (= homophone indicator) (‘lessen’ = ‘lesson’ = LESSON) for Bible reading (LESSON),
23 Over winter, missing writer (‘over winter’ missing ‘writer’ = oven = OVEN) is out of range (OVEN),
24 Framework (RACK) of foreign driver’s (Royal Automobile Club = RAC-) weekend (‘weeK’ end = -K) (RACK).