Across:
8 Familiar feeling (DÉJÀ VU) and sign (Victory sign = V-) in Judea (Judea = DEJA -U) building (= anagram indicator) (DÉJÀ VU),
9 Starts 15 across (‘daylight robbery’ = DAYLIGHT) with Dawn (DAYLIGHT),
10 48-hour period (DAYS) down in the dumps (sad = DA-S) rotating (= reversal indicator) around yard (-Y-) (DAYS),
11 Syrian miso (Syrian miso = MISSIONARY) soup (= anagram indicator) produced by faithful worker overseas perhaps (MISSIONARY),
12 Angelic figure (CHERUB) from revolutionary (CHE-) Russia (-RU-) and Britain (-B) (CHERUB),
14 PC option (AUTOSAVE) to a suave (to a suave = AUTOSAVE) criminal (= anagram indicator),
15 Sounds like they’re knocking off some of my winter hours between 7am and 5pm? (DAYLIGHT ROBBERY) That’s some rip-off! (DAYLIGHT ROBBERY),
18 Dear me – it (dear me it = DIAMETER) disturbed (= anagram indicator) part of The Circle (DIAMETER),
20 Is it pushing it too much (TAXING) – private transport (TAXI-) is no good? (no good = -NG) (TAXING),
22 Fantasist (-DREAMER) following (= positional indicator) most of those in 10 across (most of ‘days’ = DAY-) (DAYDREAMER) out wool-gathering in the afternoon (DAYDREAMER),
24 Deep Purple (PLUM) playing on German and Belgium borders (‘playing on German and Belgium’ borders = PLUM),
25 He will (he’ll = HELL-) get rid of local (-FIRE) (HELLFIRE) club on Montpelier Hill? (club on Montpelier Hill = Hell Fire Club = HELLFIRE),
26 A (A-) woman (-NORA-) gets cocktail (‘cock’ tail = -K) (ANORAK) that’ll keep her warm on a cold night (ANORAK).
Down:
1 Registered (R-) two types of drugs (‘E’ + hash = -EHASH) (REHASH) to make something with the same ingredients (REHASH),
2 There’s no life in the festival (there’s no ‘life’ in the ‘festival’ = stva = VATS) holding the drinks that have yet to be drunk (VATS),
3 Upsets (= reversal indicator) chap (guy = -Y -UG) holding note (music note B-) for maiden (-M-) – the Egyptian goddess (Mut = TUM-) (TUMMY BUG) with gastroenteritis (TUMMY BUG),
4 No need for dead ends (no ‘need’ for ‘dead ends’ = adds = ADDS) or annexes (ADDS),
5 One doing a job for “The Pool” (TYPIST from typing pool) isn’t likely to put pen to paper in the office (TYPIST),
6 Observe (WITNESS) fight (BOX) (WITNESS BOX) where there’s a lot of swearing (WITNESS BOX),
7 In any place (WHEREVER), centre forward (centre ‘forward’ = W-) is present (-HERE-) volleying the first (‘volleying’ the first = -V-), heading the second (‘heading’ the second = -E-) and striking the third (‘striking’ the third = -R) (WHEREVER),
13 They offer an example (ROLE MODELS) to posers (MODELS) after (= positional indicator) a part in a film (ROLE) (ROLE MODELS),
14 Undergo a sea change (ALTER) at top of the church (‘altar’ = ‘ALTER’) state (= homophone indicator),
16 A (A-) soldier (-GI-) from leaderless (s) country (‘state’ without ‘s’ = -TATE-) finds diamonds (-D) (AGITATED) and gets jittery (AGITATED),
17 Exposed (OUT-) by Shatter? (shatter = -BREAK) (OUTBREAK) That’s how wars begin! (OUTBREAK of war),
19 Paper (THESIS) covers both sides of The Arms Crisis (covers both sides of “The Arms Crisis” = THESIS),
21 University (U-) in Tonga (Tonga = NO-GAT) designed (= anagram indicator) (NOUGAT) by nutty, sweet type (NOUGAT),
223 Mae West was missing (‘Mae West’ ‘was’ missing/without ‘was’ = meet = MEET) competition (MEET),
24 Promoters dismiss terms (‘promoters’ dismiss ‘terms’ = proo = POOR) as sub- standard (POOR).