Well, an A in every answer isn’t exactly difficult, and you have to wonder how often it happens almost accidentally. I followed the idea through in the clues, however, by resolutely avoiding using ‘a’ = one or article, or any abbreviations involving A or a. Now that wouldn’t happen accidentally…
ACROSS
7 VEAL; E in lav (rev.)
8 DE BEAUVOIR; anag.
10 CIVET CAT; c I’ve + tact (rev.)
11 CANKER; can k,e,r
12 ADVENT; da (rev.) + vent
13 LEONARDO; Leo + ran (rev.) + do
15 AFTER A FASHION;
18 ADVOCAAT; voca(l) in anag.
20 ARMIES; m in Aries
22 SAVANT; van in sat
24 GRENACHE; gre(e)n ache
25 TELENOVELA; el in anag.
26 WOAD; O in wad
DOWN
1 BEHIND-HAND; hi! in bend hand
2 ALLEGE; leg in ale
3 EDUCATOR; Duc in eat OR
4 GAUCHO; gauch(E) 0
5 SVENGALI; s + anag.
6 AIDE; a(s)ide
9 BATTLE FATIGUE; anag.
14 DUNDERHEAD; under he in dad
16 TWO-FACED; fac(t) in woe in TD
17 SPACE-BAR; spa + anag.
19 ACTION; (F)action
21 MIAOWS; aim (rev.) + o,w,s
23 AVER; (w)aver
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