Solutions

ACROSS
7 Patella.
PAT+ELLA
8 Compre.
C+O+MP+ERE
10 At last.
ATLAS+T
11 Asperity.
A+S+PER+IT+Y
12 Pole.
PO(L)E
13 Dissenting.
(anag.)
14 Odds and ends.
ODD+SAND+ENDS
19 Wilderness.
(anag.)
22 Step.
STEP (pets rev.)
23 Merchant.
MERC(H)A+N+T
24 Burned.
(hidden)
25 Launder.
LA+UNDER (Al rev.)
26 Webster.
WEBS(TE)R (brews anag.)


DOWN
1 Faction.
F+ACT(I)ON
2 Get ahead.
(two meanings)
3 Slated.
S+LATE+D
4 Complete.
(two meanings)
5 Spirit.
(two meanings)
6 Pretend.
PR+E+TEND
9 Maisonnette.
(anag.)
15 Streaker.
STREAK+ER (re rev.)
16 Distress.
(straight cryptic)
17 Liberal.
(anag.)
18 Referee.
(straight cryptic)
20 Decent.
DE+CENT (Ed rev.)
21 Sobbed.
SOBB+E+D (Bob's anag.)