Across:
8 Bellow (bellow/cry = C-RY) takes in the Spanish (‘the’ Spanish = -EL-) Point (compass point East = -E-) (CELERY) with one of The Greens (CELERY),
9 Foreign (= anagram indicator) troop (troop = PROTO-) officer (Colonel = -COL) (PROTOCOL) produced rules of engagement (PROTOCOL),
10 Material from fleet admiral (‘material’ from ‘fleet admiral’ = fled = FLED) in Split (split/left = FLED),
11 Shoot full of holes (CONTRADICT) detective (-DI-) involved in criminal job for hitman (CONTRA-CT) (CONTRADICT),
12 Heartless (t) piece (‘shotgun’ without ‘t’ = SHOGUN) produced by old military leader (SHOGUN),
14 Regent is (regent is) off (= anagram indicator) (regent is = STEERING) one of the committees (STEERING committee),
15 Most of those in 22 across (most of ‘insurances’ = INSURANCE) following (= position indicator) 1 down (‘health’ = HEALTH) (HEALTH INSURANCE) for sick pay that comes at a premium? (HEALTH INSURANCE),
18 Watering hole that’s out of this world where those close to the stars drink presumably? (SPACE BAR) The Long Key! (SPACE BAR),
20 Rasta left traumatised (‘traumatised’ without ‘rasta’ = tumied = TEDIUM) by boredom (TEDIUM),
22 Covers (INSURANCES) unorthodox (= anagram indicator) Iran census (Iran census = INSURANCES),
24 Starter of 13 down (starter of ‘golf course’ = GOLF) and game (GOLF),
25 US uses no (US uses no) building (= anagram indicator) (US uses no = SENSUOUS) that’s aesthetically pleasing (SENSUOUS),
26 Affects the hearing (EARWAX) of listener (EAR-) from Washington? (-WA-) Wrong! (wrong mark = -X) (EARWAX).
Down:
1 Fitness (HEALTH) is for getting away from Other Half (‘for’ getting away from ‘other half’ = thehal = HEALTH),
2 Fork (BEND) for duck? (BEND),
3 Cynthia (Cynthia) arranged (= anagram indicator) (Cynthia = HYACINT-) to visit hospital (-H) (HYACINTH) with plant from Lily (HYACINTH),
4 Sporting chance without scratching (‘sporting chance’ without ‘scratching’ = pone = OPEN) what the swingers enjoy (golfers enjoy OPEN),
5 Finishes 13 down (finishes ‘golf course’ = COURSE) with series of lectures (COURSE),
6 Broadcast (-ON-) by the German (‘the’ German = -DER-) left (-L-) in Magician’s Bar (wand = W-AND) (WONDERLAND) – a sensational place (WONDERLAND),
7 One of those on the radio (volume button = VOL-) with headphones (cans) briefly (s) (‘cans’ without ‘s’ = -CAN-) in charge (-IC) (VOLCANIC) of one of those likely to blow top (VOLCANIC),
13 Links (GOLF COURSE) for the drivers who might want a few lessons perhaps (GOLF COURSE),
14 Part of the garrison – a regiment (part of the ‘garriSON – A Regiment’ = SONAR) tracking subs (SONAR),
16 Broadened one’s horizons (EXPANDED) producing record (extended-play = EP = E-P-) cover for Ray (X- ray) & (-AND-) Teddy (-ED) (EXPANDED),
17 Student (student) travelling (= anagram indicator) (student = UNT-STED) around Spain (-E-) (UNTESTED) didn’t go for trials (UNTESTED),
19 Let this be a warning to you (BEACON) – coffee seed (BEA-N) is firm (-CO-) inside (BEACON),
21 A loud (a loud) cuckoo (= anagram indicator) (a loud = U-LOAD) flying over new (-N-) (UNLOAD) dump (UNLOAD),
23 Bank’s cash desk (banks ‘CAsh deSK’ = CASK) for VAT (vat/cask = CASK),
24 Miss (GIRL) sea off Algiers (‘sea’ off ‘Algiers’ = lgir = GIRL).