Across:
8 Rail transport (tram = TRA-M-) taking in university (-U-) and academy (-A) (TRAUMA) arrives at a shocking time (TRAUMA),
9 Lecture the classy types on the criminality (TEACH LAW) in the house in Ireland (Irish for ‘house’ = TEACH) with the foreign (‘the’ foreign = LA-) women (-W) (TEACH LAW),
10 Laidback (= reverse indicator) mandarin (fruit) is missing one (i) (‘fruit’ without ‘i’ = frut = TURF) type of accountant, of course (TURF accountant),
11 10+9+8 +7 (numerically goes from ten to seven = TEN TO SEVEN) = 650? (6.50am = TEN TO SEVEN),
12 Presumably this is how Dracula will cut his fangs? (TEETHE) Of course (TEE- on golf course), it leads to hellish evil! (leads ‘To Hellish Evil’ = -THE) (TEETHE)
14 One of the things actors have to go through secretly (TRAPDOOR) in role (part) reversal (= reversal indicator) (part = TRAP-) at The Gate? (-DOOR) (TRAPDOOR),
15 Volunteer force (TERRITORIAL ARMY) sensitive to unwelcome visitors (TERRITORIAL) from major employer (ARMY) (TERRITORIAL ARMY),
18 24 down (‘tape’ = TAPE-) to give it a go (-TRY) after (= position indicator) school (-S-) (TAPESTRY) with materialistic type telling a story? (TAPESTRY),
20 Unfinished (y) sample (‘try’ without ‘y’ = TR-) to put away (-EAT-) with some open (‘Some’ open = -S) (TREATS) goodies (TREATS),
22 Delete (delete = TELE-ED) adaptation (= anagram indicator) about those in a play (-CAST-) (TELECASTED) or put it on air? (TELECASTED),
24 Ross gets off steroids (‘Ross’ gets off ‘steroids’ = teid = TIDE) – the current trend suggesting it has a yo-yo effect (yo-yo effect = TIDE),
25 Working at a fellow’s place (TEACHING) informing for The State? (TEACHING),
26 Overthrow (TOPPLE) Crown (TOP-) with half the people (half the ‘peoPLE’ = -PLE) (TOPPLE).
Down:
1 Dancing group (TROUPE) with Rep out (rep out) touring (= anagram indicator) (rep out = TROUPE),
2 A light porous rock (TUFF) sounds (= homophone indicator) tough (‘tough’ = ‘TUFF’),
3 The most palatable (TASTIEST) Italian wine (-ASTI-) in trial (T-EST) (TASTIEST),
4 Content of fascist unorthodoxy (content of ‘fasciST UNorthodoxy’ = STUN) in a maze? (‘amaze’ = ‘amaze’ = STUN),
5 Listen in out of sensationalism (‘listen in’ out of ‘sensationalism’ = ssaoam = SAMOSA for what’s on sale in Indian food market (SAMOSA),
6 Read Bertha (read Bertha) Cook (= anagram indicator) (read Bertha = THREADBARE) to one of those of The Cloth who’s seen better days? (THREADBARE),
7 The characters in 24 down (‘tape’ = TAPE-) fall out (row) over (= reverse indicator) (row = WOR-) starting movement (starting ‘Movement’ = -M) (TAPEWORM) with parasite (TAPEWORM),
13 Leaves home (tree = T-REE-) overlooking hotel (-H-) with writer (-PEN-) from Clare (-CE) (THREEPENCE) with very little money (THREEPENCE),
14 Dart (Dart) moving (= anagram indicator) (Dart = TARD-) at end of day (at end of ‘daY’ = -Y) (TARDY) behind schedule (TARDY),
16 Display stands (display/open shelves = ETAGERES) with elevated (= reverse indicator) view (see = -E-ES) across river (-R-) to theatre (Gate = -ETAG-) (ETAGERES),
17 Article (AN-) on good books (Old Testament = -OT-) consumed by current (tide = -TID-E) (ANTIDOTE) counter-agent? (ANTIDOTE)
19 Temperature (T-) reflects (= reversal indicator) most of (y) Gary (‘gary’ without ‘y’ = gar = -RAG-), Indiana – to begin with (‘Indiana’ to begin with = -I-), it’s cold (-C) (TRAGIC) and dreadful (TRAGIC),
21 Most of those in 24 across (most of ‘tide’ = TID-) associated the odd delay (odd letters in ‘DeLaY’ = -DLY) (TIDDLY) slightly drunk (TIDDLY),
23 Got (got) upset (= reversal indicator) (got = TOG-) at school (-S) (TOGS) – someone was using them to test the waters (TOGS),
24 Deplores leaving trades people (‘deplores’ leaving ‘trades people’ = taep = TAPE) the sticky stuff (TAPE).