Across:
8 Doctor (= anagram indicator) lice – or (lice or = RECOIL) the type to come back in spring? (RECOIL),
9 Opposed to (CONTRARY to) criminal (CON-) trial (TR-Y) involving a (-A-) third party (third ‘paRty’ = -R-) (CONTRARY),
10 Frappé – a refreshing bottle (‘frapPE A Refreshing’ bottle = PEAR) for the conference (conference PEAR),
11 Put at risk (THREATENED) by menace (THREATEN-) working on newspaper (-ED) (THREATENED),
12 Taster (SAMPLE) meals (meals = SAM-LE) prepared (= anagram indicator) around park (-P-) (SAMPLE),
14 Class (TUTORIAL) of Rialto (Rialto = -TORIAL) boss (= anagram indicator) behind (= positional indicator) Trade Union (TU-) (TUTORIAL),
15 Massive supporter (TOWER OF STRENGTH) of tea (T-) and local juice (‘local’ juice = power) heading off (p) (‘power’ without ‘p’ = OWER) for duck (O-) and French (-F) brawn (STRENGTH) (TOWER OF STRENGTH),
18 Take a woman out (D-ATE), taking in final performance (final ‘performancE’ = -E-) on stage (-LEG-) (DELEGATE) of The Mission (DELEGATE),
20 Scrum (TUSSLE) in Donnybrook (scene of donnybrook/disorder = TUSSLE),
22 In principle (principle), it’s said (= homophone indicator) (‘principle’ = ‘principal’ = HEADMASTER) it could be Freud? (psychoanalyst / head master? = HEADMASTER),
24 Greet The King (BOW-) closing the bill (closing the ‘bilL’ = -L) (BOWL) in Hollywood amphitheatre (BOWL),
25 View (view/opinion = STAND-) on a (-A-) road (-RD) (STANDARD) one of the codes of practice (STANDARD),
26 Navy (N-) is unsuccessful (failed), leaderless (f) (‘failed’ without ‘f’ = -AILED) (NAILED) and gets hammered (NAILED).
Down:
1 Appreciates missing Capri (‘appreciates’ missing ‘Capri’ = apetes = PESETA) – an old European capital? (old capital/money = PESETA),
2 Doing nothing for banks (‘DOing nothing fOR’ banks = DOOR) on the way out (DOOR),
3 Lethal (lethal) cocktail (= anagram indicator) (lethal = ALL THE) gets green light (green light = GO) (ALL THE GO), as it’s really fashionable (ALL THE GO),
4 Ceramist gets rid of item (‘ceramist’ gets rid of ‘item’ = cras = SCAR) with blemish (SCAR),
5 Not damaged (INTACT) by popular (IN-) diplomacy (-TACT) (INTACT),
6 Unchained (FREE) Spirits (DRINKS) (FREE DRINKS) – presumably, the publican is confident he can get rid of them (FREE DRINKS),
7 Object in a cultural way (ARTEFACT) to American (A-) station (-RTE-) taking loud music (forte = -F-) from a play (-ACT) (ARTEFACT),
13 Getting in on the act (PRETENDING) before (PRE-) handing out the dinner (-TENDING to the dinner) (PRETENDING),
14 The sense (one of the senses = TASTE) to compliment a stewardess inside (‘complimenT A STEwardess’ inside = TASTE),
16 Takes more than one man can stomach? (OVEREATS) It’s what one of those hoping to be massive does presumably! (OVEREATS),
17 Stopping work (RETIRING) for revolting (= reversal indicator) ritual (rite = -ETIR-) in Ring (R-ING) (RETIRING),
19 Online image (AVATAR) of a (A-) tank (VAT-) that’s fairly (half of) rare (half of ‘RAre’ = RA) in retrospect (= reversal indicator) (RA = -AR) (AVATAR),
21 Women (-W-) in early (early) settlement (= anagram indicator) (early = LA-YER) (LAWYER) up in front of the judge (LAWYER),
23 The limits of time and motion study (the limits of ‘TIme and motion stuDY’ = TIDY) to sort out (TIDY),
24 Harry (harry/harass = BAIT) is the first person (-I-) welcomed by cricket club (BA-T) (BAIT).