Quick Cryptic No. 93 by Flamande

Good puzzle, I thought, so thanks to Flamande. Not too tricky, but some sticky moments along the way that had me scratching my head for a while.

The hardest bit was finding the damned thing! As at time of posting, the online link takes you to "page not found". It can be accessed at http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20140716/213/ Mysteriously, the last three digits seem to have jumped one today - I only found it through trial and error. SNAFU Central rides again - words fail me - again.

Sorry blog is a bit late up - been a long day at the factory here in Sydney...

Across
8	OLIVIER - actor of renown is our definition. Answer also derived from wordplay of IV ("four" in Roman numerals) "in" anagram (signalled by "adapted") of "role I"
9	AWARD - Present is the definition. Answer also from the wordplay A with DRAW backwards ("revolutionary sketch")
10	LIBRA - sign is the definition (as in sign of the Zodiac). Answer also from the wordplay LIB ("politician" - Liberal) with R (abbreviation of "Republican") and A ("gets a")
11	FINANCE - What's needed to rebuild is our definition - with "rebuild" also serving double duty as an anagram indicator, as the answer also is an anagram of "cafe" and "inn"
12	EXTRACTOR - Double definition style of clue. An EXTRACTOR is both a type of fan, and also a (vaguely) cryptic definition of a dentist (which may be a concept lost on new generations coming through with perfect teeth who have never suffered that terrifying roll call as the dentist prods his way around the mouth declaiming "cavity! extraction needed!" to the assistant...)
14	RUM - Unusual is the definition (as in "a pretty rum do" - an expression that is, I suggest, second nature to my generation of over 50's but seems utterly unintelligible to my younger work colleagues in their 20's). The answer is also derived from RU ("sport" - abbreviation of Rugby Union) with ("attracts") M (abbreviation of "millions")
16	YEN - Another double definition clue, with YEN meaning both a "Craving" and also being the Japanese currency ("money out east")
18	SPAGHETTI - And another double definition: the pasta, and also the type of western presented by Sergio Leone and crew
21	REVISIT - Call again is the definition. Answer also derived from the wordplay RE ("about" - regarding) VI ("six" - those Roman numerals again) and SIT ("take a seat")
22	TAPAS - a dish or two in Spain is the definition - that most civilised of culinary traditions... Answer also from the wordplay TAPS ("quarrel" - SPAT - "about" - backwards) "eating a" (i.e. including A in the backwards SPAT)
23	CELLO - big fiddle is the definition. The answer is also included within Chancellor's - with the possessive (i.e. the apostrophe) indicating the answer may be found within the Chancellor. Did not see the hidden for a while!
24	CHICAGO - US city is the definition. The wordplay also yielding the answer is A GO ("A journey" -with these being read separately rather than as one phrase) with these being to the "east of" (i.e. on an Across clue, to the right of) CHIC ("fashionable")

Down
1	COLLIERY - mine is our definition. Answer also derived from the wordplay of COLLIE ("sheepdog") "on" RY (abbreviation of "railway")
2	TITBIT - small amount of food is the definition. Answer also derived from TIT ("bird") and BIT ("small amount")
3	LIMA - Definition is S American city. Answer also derived from LI ("Fifty one" in Roman numerals) M (abbreviation of "miles") "before A"
4	PROFIT - reward is the definition. Answer also derived from the wordplay PRO ("Paid player") with ("getting") FIT ("suitable")
5	FAR NORTH - Arctic region is the definition. Answer also from wordplay FORTH ("river") with ARN ("a lot of sailors" - RN being the Navy) inserted (i.e. "submerged" in the Forth)
6	BANNER - flag is the definition. The wordplay is ANNE ("queen once") inside BR ("draped in British" - BR being the standard abbreviation of British)
7	EDGE - Border is the definition. Answer also derived from HEDGES ("shrubs lopped")
13	ASSESSOR - Examiner is our definition. Answer also from the wordplay ASSES ("dunces") with ("to join") SORT ("class briefly")
15	MAILSHOT - advertising material is the definition. Answer also from the wordplay MAILS ("Man's spoken of" - i.e. sounds like male's) with HOT ("newly published"- as in hot off the press). Not too tricky once you see it - but it took me a fair while for the penny to drop...
17	NOVELS - books is the definition. Answer also from NOELS ("Maybe Coward's") "written about" V ("five" - Roman numeral).) For newcomers, might be useful to point out that the "Maybe" signals that we are looking for a word (or in this case a name) of which Coward is one possible exemplar (i.e. NOEL maybe Coward, or Edmonds, or my wife's uncle Noel). Hope that makes sense - maybe one of the senior pros here can explain that point a bit more clearly...!
19	ATTACK - offensive is the definition (as in launch an offensive). Answer is also derived from the homophone (signalled by "it's said") A TACK meaning "a course of action" - as in "taking a different tack"
20	TOP HAT - film is the definition - a Fred and Ginger spectacular. The wordplay also providing the answer is THAT which "contains" O ("nothing") and P - the beginning letter ("for a start") of "pornographic". And it is indeed most likely that a Fred and Ginger movie would be an entirely smut-free zone. Found this one quite tricky, probably because Fred and Ginger are not front of mind for me, and also I was thinking we might be looking for a word meaning "for a start" which was constructed from something meaning "film" without the letters blue or X or R or something. So, for me at any rate, good deceptive surface.
21	RACY - Blue is our definition. The wordplay also giving the answer is CAR backwards ("vehicle going north" - this being a down clue where heading north is back to front) with Y;("heading" - i.e. first letter - "for York"). Fairly straightforward clue, but a nice elegant surface, I thought
22	TRIO - Small number of players is our definition. The answer is also an anagram (signalled by "could create") of RIOT.