Across:
8 One of The Stones’ (PUMICE Stone) Gospel music loses gloss (‘Gospel music’ loses ‘gloss’ = pemuic = PUMICE),
9 Aide lost (aide lost) ground (= anagram indicator) (aide lost = ISOLATED) in the middle of nowhere (ISOLATED),
10 Drop a line (FISH) to one of those in 26 across (one ‘turbot’ = FISH),
11 Tenor (T-) and old composer (-RAVEL-) getting heartless (heartless/remove centre = ‘e’), creepy looks (‘leers’ without ‘e’ = -LERS) (TRAVELLERS) from The Tourists (TRAVELLERS),
12 Small (S-) romance (romance/tale = -TA-LE) about bachelor (-B-) (STABLE) going steady perhaps (STABLE),
14 Making fun (CLOWNING) of those doing a job in Ring? (those working in ‘circus ring’ = CLOWNING),
15 Freud’s analysis (FREE ASSOCIATION) of Frank (frank/open = FREE) Bond (ASSOCIATION) (FREE ASSOCIATION),
18 Drop off (FLAKE OUT) by open field (open ‘Field’ = F-) near lough (LAKE) on holiday (OUT) (FLAKE OUT),
20 The limits to nomenclatures (the limits to ‘NOMenclatuRES’ = nomres) in a roundabout way (= reverse indicator) (nomres = SERMON) comes as a lesson to anyone who hears it (SERMON),
22 Quick study (SCAN-) by department (-D-) on the greatest (the greatest = Muhammad Ali = -ALI-) business enterprise ends (‘businesS enterprisE’ ends = -SE) (SCANDALISE) in disgust (SCANDALISE),
24 Banks hidden assets (banks ‘HIdden asseTS’ = HITS) in pounds (pounds/beats = HITS),
25 Our silly (our silly) problem (= anagram indicator) (our silly = ILLUSORY) is based on a misconception that’s not real (ILLUSORY),
26 On reflection (= reverse indicator), sounds like (= homophone indicator) it’s too (‘too’ = ‘to’ = -OT) dry for a champagne (brut = TURB-) (TURBOT) and for a fish dinner (TURBOT).
Down:
1 Stir up (stir up) panic (= anagram indicator) (stir up = PURIST) – the traditional type that’s uncompromising (PURIST),
2 It’s apparent in uploaded photograph circulating (it’s apparent in uploaded ‘photograpH CIRculating’ = hcir = RICH) of those rolling in dough (RICH),
3 Is moving about too much (RESTLESS) on top of raw (on top of ‘Raw’ = R-) steel (steel) shifting (= anagram indicator) (steel = -ESTLE-) on ship (-SS) (RESTLESS),
4 Bit of improvisation (bit of ‘improVISAtion’ = VISA) required for getting into some countries (VISA),
5 Do without (FOREGO) Regius professor dropping surprises (‘regius professor’ dropping ‘surprises’ = egofor = FOREGO),
6 Has-been (FALLEN STAR) introducing Foster (introducing ‘Foster’ = F-) and Allen (-ALLEN) to Rats’ (rats) backtrack (= reverse indicator) (rats = STAR) (FALLEN STAR),
7 Colleague (PEER) gets some teachers (Irish National Teachers’ Organisation = INTO) (PEER INTO) to take a long, hard look at it (PEER INTO),
13 It’s about (-RE-) a (-A-) family (-KIN-) finishing song (finishing ‘sonG’ = -G) in back (= reverse indicator) bar (pub = B- UP) (BREAKING UP) acting out “D-I-V-O-R-C-E” (BREAKING UP),
14 Pull (CLOUT) opening commentary (opening ‘Commentary’ = C-) from Yahoo (yahoo/thug = -LOUT) (CLOUT),
16 For checking who is there (ROLL CALL) for the presents? (presents / absents on ROLL CALL),
17 Local gives someone a going over (local ‘gives someone a going over’ = INSPECTS) in vets? (vets/examines = INSPECTS),
19 Speaks volumes perhaps (ORATOR) turning up (= reverse indicator) for work schedule (rota = -ATOR) with reduced (d) staff (rod) (‘rod’ without ‘d’ = ro = OR-) (ORATOR),
21 Best local (‘best’ local = OUTFOX) tofu (tofu) salad (= anagram indicator) (tofu = OUTF-) to go with beef (-OX) (OUTFOX),
23 Pass off displays (‘pass’ off ‘displays’ = dily = IDYL) as a pastoral view of America (US spelling IDYL / idyll),
24 As a poet might say – listen (HARK) to duets from Turk’s Head (‘duets’ from ‘Turks Head’ = rkha = HARK).