The Times - Cryptic - This puzzle was one of three tackled in 60 minutes by the 24 Grand Finalists in the 2016 Times Crossword Championship, 12 of them solving it correctly; seven managed three all-correct solutions. - December 28, 2016

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Back of Flintshire vehicles displaying this name? EVANS
Beetle is one to give you a lift? ELATER
Cheese and wine with a filling tart PORTSALUT
Cockney's grooming tool put out of the picture AIRBRUSH
Country mansion refurbished with care internally SANMARINO
Dicky is out of this in grades SORTS
Different horses out of bounds in hippodrome? ARENA
Ecstasy I'd aroused in one barely earning a living? ECDYSIAST
Facing hooligan, King taken in LEARNED
Father and daughter in dock PADRE
Hospital department admits cool type who could be terrible? ENFANT
In most of the country, pits appearing to be extensive WHOLESALE
Insects found in sink and back of toilet are repelled DIPTERA
Leather veil HIDE
Motoring organisation dismissing a girl THEA
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Parliamentary aide holding skirt and dresses up PRIMPS
Poles about to import small fruit SWEETSOP
Pop into safe neighbourhood, primarily for play PETERPAN
Provided sailor meal after fast IFTAR
Retired academics over in Tahiti remembered to some extent EMERITI
Sellers perhaps best to state opinion openly GOONRECORD
Short track with a dramatic solo SCENA
Some seaman to reverse a difficult situation RATTRAP
Source on newspaper: 'is our boss in order?" WELLORGANISED
Spanish missionary is cross with a small number in Munich XAVIER
Special tea is after standard sponge PARASITE
Stars in scrape said to get support GREATBEAR
Transferral of cargo in less serious times LIGHTERAGE
Unruly separatist not finishing off old provinces SATRAPIES
What an energy minister has to succeed in? POWERPOLITICS