Across:
8 Bob (HAIRDO) runs the committee (chair) without leader (c) (‘chair’ without ‘c’ = HAIR-) from party (-DO) (HAIRDO),
9 There’s no getting away from this (IMPRISON) lock-up and leave? (IMPRISON),
10 Reactionaries release Croatians (‘reactionaries’ release ‘Croatians’ = erie = EIRE) in the country (EIRE),
11 Practices synonymous with the player’s (REHEARSALS) finishing in 15 across (‘dress rehearsals’ = REHEARSALS),
12 There’s no way out after this (CURFEW) old police force (RUC = CUR-) retires (= reversal indicator) a relatively small handful (-FEW) (CURFEW),
14 Atlas in a (atlas in a = ALSATIAN) production (= anagram indicator) produced by Frenchman (ALSATIAN),
15 Mini (DRESS) show trials perhaps (REHEARSALS) (DRESS REHEARSALS) for those in various outfits preparing to make a play at this stage (DRESS REHEARSALS),
18 Mark (mark = SC-AR) admits one (-I-) American university (Massachusetts Institute of Technology = -MIT-) (SCIMITAR) offers cutting edge stuff (SCIMITAR),
20 Losing moisture (DRYING) in withering away (withering away = D-YING) around the end of winter (the end of ‘winter’ = -R-) (DRYING) (DRYING),
22 Instrument (GRAND PIANO) is excellent (GRAND) at getting ATM code (pin = PI-N-) including opening accounts (opening ‘accounts’ = -A-) to order (-O) (GRAND PIANO),
24 The limits of Penal Laws (the limits of ‘Penal Laws’ = PEWS) for those from the church taking seats (PEWS),
25 Eleven (eleven = ENVEL-E) doctors (= anagram indicator) covering operation (OP-) (ENVELOPE) – it’s one of those cases (one case/cover = ENVELOPE),
26 Tragedies are missing (‘tragedies’ ‘are’ missing/without ‘are’ = tgdies = DIGEST) for publication (DIGEST).
Down:
1 Long-legged bird (JABIRU) delivers little ones presumably in South America? (stork associated with delivering babies/type of stork = JABIRU),
2 Teachers have no cash (‘teachers’ have no ‘cash’ = teer = TREE) for the children’s playhouse (TREE),
3 Steal (rob = BOR-) review (= reversal indicator) from one of those making waves (-ROWER) (BORROWER) – the one who took credit (BORROWER),
4 Goliath’s lost a lot? (‘Goliaths’ lost ‘a lot’ = gihs = SIGH) Aaah! (SIGH),
5 Passes the time of day with (SPEAKS) speed freaks doing the rounds (‘speed freaks’ doing the rounds = SPEAKS),
6 Most of (k) the record (‘disk’ without ‘k’ = DIS-) will not frustrate (will -SATISFY) (DISSATISFY) or fail to gratify (DISSATISFY),
7 For checking who is there (ROLL CALL) for the presents? (presents /absents on ROLL CALL),
13 Sole supplier (sole/fish supplier = FISHMONGER) supplying orders of Bass (supplying orders of bass fish = FISHMONGER),
14 Can’t stomach (ABHOR) how Tom leaves bathroom (‘Tom’ leaves ‘ bathroom’ = bahro = ABHOR),
16 Excessive demand from landlord (RACK RENT) to remove pal from Central Park (remove ‘pal’ from ‘Central Park’ = centrark = RACK RENT),
17 Doris and (Doris and = ANDROIDS) Rocky (= anagram indicator) tend to look human but they’re not (ANDROIDS),
19 Turns up (=reversal indicator), the man upstairs (God = DOG) took drugs (pot = TOP) (TOP DOG) with the champion boxer perhaps (TOP DOG),
21 Just out (NEWEST) on the outskirts of New York forest (outskirts of “New York forest” = NEWEST),
23 Rig leaves Algiers (‘rig’ leaves ‘Algiers’ = ales = ALES) destined for the public houses (ALES),
24 Call (PAGE) one of those in 26 across (PAGE in ‘digest’).