The Times - Cryptic - The 2012 Times National Crossword Championship Qualifying Puzzle No 2 with full details of how to enter, will appear on Wednesday, April 18. Solution Thursday, April 26. - April 12, 2012

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A man wrestling with arithmetic — not reading or writing? MATHEMATICIAN
A problem subject for artist POSER
A salute to Harlow's sound sanitation HYGIENE
After pressure, check remains on currency before a certain revolution PREINDUSTRIAL
Assign part in poor play — that's not right APPORTION
Bitter chap's under terrible strain ASTRINGENT
Book of anaesthetics NUMBERS
Cleaned-out rich Englishman is hard as a European banker RHENISH
Copper found in a prune drink for youngsters ALCOPOP
Cutting chopper, bad army's leader underarms AXILLAE
Demonstrating original character in igneous rocks INGENIOUS
Distinctive character of notes written up ETHOS
Drug company's Canadian but name can't be revealed COCA
Elegant hearty seen round about here? HENLEYREGATTA
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Girl always gets over a feminine ailment LASSAFEVER
Good free network GRID
How one sees something that's recurring decimal OFTEN
Informed about origin of Latin colloquialisms SLANG
Making flaky tools, perhaps, where Pirate King's inattentive FLINTKNAPPING
Marshall holds old heartless female gang boss GODFATHER
Pay transport without gratuity STIPEND
Periodic smoker nearly throwing up on a piece of garlic VOLCANO
Release of possible CD record almost certain DISCLOSURE
Reverse current change in text EDIT
Strong smell Indian cooking initially leaves REEK
Taken to court over northern stream having had too much radiation SUNBURNED
Target of a shy eccentric chasing a short drink COCONUT
Teach electronic music something like garage COACHHOUSE