1: Mechanical worker pushing start button in the depths of the plant (5)
5: Batsmen trading one who may be a winner? (4,3)
8: Ring twice in ramshackle tudor having no roof (7)
9: Made clear how in directions (5)
11: Fast times with company cracked high-strung recruiter (6,5)
12: Raw material for Swedish coins (3)
13: Feel sick from crack? (3)
14: Pretty girl takes part in outdoor cooking? No just toys (6, 5).
15: E.g., told story about cave-men (11)
16: Totally lacking a lofty plaything (3)
17: Managed in lower Antwerp (3)
18: Privy to accessibility (11)
21: Balance a small plate (5)
22: Men going mad in far east blackout (7)
23: Gaunt crone leaning finally on a hollow redwood (7)
24: Climaxes after starting advances (5)