Sir Lancelot

[Khal6]

8) Get into action (4,1,4)
24) Ground suitable for cattle, not crops (9)
25) Section of building work etc (5)
26) External quality (11)
4) Inclination from the vertical (4)
5) Work by Xenophon (8)
7) Smash hit record (5-6)
9) Axe Leinster (anag) (11)
12) Similar in outlook (4-6)
15) Three-section lenses (9)
19) Metal fixing device (6)

Thanks =]

[Pigletion]

8a Make a move
24a rangeland (rang = phoned + eland = antelope)
25a phase (PE = gym class with HAS inside)
26a outwardness (out = unfashionable, ward = part of hospital, ness = loch)
4d rake
7d Chart Buster
9d externalise
12d like minded
15d trifocals
19d staple

[shottsjimmy]

8. make a move
24. rangeland
25 phase
26 outwardness
4. rake
5. anabasis
7. chart buster
9. externalise
12
like minded
15 trifocals
19 staple

[Pigletion]

oops 5d Anabasis (an = almost and, + a basis)

Plus cryptic, had to dash to get cake out of oven before!
4d rake (rake= dissolute character, also found in garden)
7d Chart Buster (chart = plan, buster = ruin)
9d externalise (anag of realise next)
12d like minded (like = be fond of, mind = intellect, ed = editor)
15d trifocals (foc = free of charge, inside trials = court cases)
19d staple (p = parking, stale = dull surroundings)

[the old mill]

Many thanks to you both.