The Times - Cryptic - This puzzle was one of three tackled in 60 minutes by the 80 competitors in Heat Two of the 2016 Times Crossword Championship, 65 of them solving it correctly; 28 competitors managed three all-correct solutions. - November 23, 2016

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A well-chosen gift, fantastic for people at university TEACHINGFELLOWS
Anger about female bearing first weapon AIRRIFLE
As seen in Bhopal, a thick stick used as a weapon LATHI
Black Prince with more up top BRAINIER
Cove admitted obstruction INLET
Cut across to Detroit MOTOWN
Democrat dismissing protest by queen in depression CRATER
False statements worried Uncle Sam — I must intervene CALUMNIES
Father Brown finally reveals femme fatale SIREN
Fatty regularly said 'I am a model' ADIPOSE
Flower that's opening, found by small daughter TWEED
Gas discharged by hi-fi component FIREDAMP
Get rid of five hundred yen DITCH
Girl from the east put away in prison NEWGATE
In other words, novel readership one ignored REPHRASED
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In the city of Paris, mostly, it is part of the service INTROIT
Large pants not proscribed LAWFUL
One out for pleasure runs into truck TRIPPER
One providing stories about drink REPORTER
Organs not available in gallery GONADS
Plant in which we made our moves MEADOWRUE
Poet recollected hedge thus TEDHUGHES
Round robin's first with it, seeing red bug IRRITATE
Satisfied with second section of book CONTENTS
Shortly after niece or nephew starts ANON
Spotting some of the French in tears DESCRYING
Stay at home doctor left flower that's found in first-aid kit STICKINGPLASTER
Wayfarer taking jack up river HIKER
Where skiers may be missing foremost run LOPE
Where thousands of Germans are caught with drug, basically INESSENCE