Across:
8 Rear brakes (rear ‘brakeS’ = S-) on tricycle (trike = -TRIKE) (STRIKE) stop working (STRIKE),
9 Europeans (DUTCHMEN) munched (munched) nuts (= anagram indicator) (munched = DU-CHMEN) around square (-T-) (DUTCHMEN),
10 Sample of bootleg demo (sample of ‘bootlEG DEmo’ = egde) reviewed (= reversal indicator) (egde = EDGE) by lippy type (lip/rim = EDGE),
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 Relatively close to 2 down (MONACO is close to ‘Nice’) in the country (MONACO),
14 Revealed (UNMASKED) a foreign (a = UN-) male (-M-) questioned (-ASKED) (UNMASKED),
15 Endless (end ‘lesS’ = S-) speed (-PACE) from 11 across (‘travellers’ = TRAVELLERS) (SPACE TRAVELLERS) for those familiar with a trip that’s out of this world (SPACE TRAVELLERS),
18 Auntie’s favourite (UNCLE) starters of spaghetti and meatballs (starters of ‘Spaghetti And Meatballs’ = SAM) (UNCLE SAM) in America (UNCLE SAM),
20 Philosophically speaking, schools (STYLES) immersed in touristy lessons (immersed in ‘touriSTY LESsons’ = STYLES),
22 For those not in The House, who want a cigarette (BEER GARDEN) or drink (BEER), it’s a growing concern (GARDEN) (BEER GARDEN),
24 Wait (wait), in the precious sense, for the audience (= homophone indicator) (‘wait’ = ‘weight’ = TROY weight for precious metals/gems) in old city (TROY),
25 Half the cast (half the ‘caST’ = ST-) puts into words states (-UTTERS) (STUTTERS) or fluff one’s lines? (STUTTERS),
26 Treasures a report covering (‘treasuRES A REport’ covering = resare) up (= reversal indicator) (resare = ERASER) what on paper, whitewashes mistakes (ERASER).
Down:
1 Stick around dismissing crank (‘stick around’ dismissing ‘crank’ = stioud = STUDIO) in the drawing room? (STUDIO),
2 Sympathetic (NICE) to what’s on the French Mediterranean (NICE city),
3 Half the trout’s (half the ‘TROuts’ = -TRO-) with duck (-O-) in local batter (beat) – say (= homophone indicator) (‘beat’ = ‘beet’ = BEE-T) (BEETROOT), is that served in salad? (BEETROOT),
4 Lead from Adelaide (‘lead’ from ‘Adelaide’ = aide = IDEA) in mental picture (IDEA),
5 A steady flow (STREAM) from master (master) criminal (= anagram indicator) (master = STREAM),
6 How easy can that be (CHILD’S PLAY) producing pantomime? (CHILD’S PLAY),
7 Clip (clip/cut ‘s’), clip (shear) (‘shear’ without ‘s’ = HEAR), clip, (clip/cut ‘s’), clip (shear) (‘shear’ without ‘s’ = HEAR) (HEAR HEAR)? I totally agree! (HEAR HEAR),
13 Create lace (create lace) dress (= anagram indicator) (create lace = ACCELERATE) and be quick about it (ACCELERATE),
14 Take a piece from (UNARM) organisation (United Nations = UN-) with a (-A-) return (= reversal indicator) address (Mr = -RM) (UNARM),
16 Personal assistant (P-A) gets to grips with knife (lancet) starting off (l) (‘lancet’ without ‘l’ = -ANCET-) to take bone (-T- bone) (PANCETTA) out of meat from Italy (PANCETTA),
17 English (E-) ship (-SS-) on scene (scene) unfamiliar (= anagram indicator) (scene = -ENCES) (ESSENCES) with the main points? (ESSENCES),
19 Plenty of room (SPACES) in the boat (S-S) around March? (march/walk = -PACE-) (SPACES),
21 Journalist (E-D) admits staff (-ROD-) morale finally (‘moralE’ finally = -E-) (ERODED) is worn down (ERODED),
23 Type of job (DESK) at the banks determining risk (at the banks ‘DEtermining riSK’ =DESK),
24 Roughly (= anagram indicator) what (what = THAW) to do to relax? (THAW).