The Times - Cryptic - 24996 - finished by 50% of competitors in Prelim round 1, Times Crossword Championship 2011 - November 2, 2011

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Abandoned case in run for cover INSURANCE
Ability to change future abridgement of film about whale FREEWILL
Act quickly legitimises damage in fortune LOOKSMART
Belter doing a flip and breaking into a howl ULULATION
Biblical character, a person generally backed by church ENOCH
Chimney piece with right-angled part moved down for coal etc FUEL
Clobber thug's head, splitting in response to anger ATTIRE
Extravagantly theatrical visual fringing stage OPERATIC
Foul mood in one coming down with many others? DOMINO
Generous before midday appeal's nearly complete AMPLE
Give an undue response with old TV career in ruins OVERREACT
Greatly impress when fashion is hot ASTONISH
Hairdresser cut down sign to start outdoor catering BARBECUE
Holding nothing over, behind in progress AFOOT
Hope a nutritionist exposes this butter ingredient PEANUT
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Improvised inverted musical section around Beethoven's fifth ADHOC
Loathsome and contemptible salesman gets tipped to secure just what one wants REPTILIAN
Not good at picking up man with a wedding band — I've a partner HEARINGIMPAIRED
Not much of a flow in bar erected for carousal BOOZEUP
One relying on car to run in damp MOTORIST
Oppression of youth, primarily absorbed by wireless device TYRANNY
Palestine's not unknown country HOLLAND
Reason treatment is streets ahead for the lucky ones? POSTCODELOTTERY
Red-faced copper in rugby predicament RUBICUND
Society rumoured corrupt and violent MURDEROUS
Student that shrinks from brightness PUPIL
Temptress acclaimed over snaring Liberal DELILAH
The man in the middle of civil engineer's strike CHIME
Trader more unappealing to auditors? GROCER
Turn pale after ghost's beginning to cause anxiety GNAW