The Times - Cryptic - The 2014 Times National Crossword Championship Qualifying puzzle No 2 with full details of how to enter, will appear on Wednesday, May 14. The qualifying puzzle solution will be on Thursday, May 22. - May 12, 2014

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... Parisian who with musical composition creates peaceful atmosphere QUIETUDE
A bloomer Opus 41 contained OXLIP
Acquired husband at a city in Thuringia GOTHA
Agree to study rise of former police force CONCUR
Alert Roman poet sacrificing right over a set of books VIGILANT
American spies take in French diplomats, installing a bug CICADA
Beard politician - that is outside flipping den? IMPERIAL
Bishop omitted from superior article about church, and so on ETCETERA
Calculating dental work perhaps requires superior anaesthetic NUMBERCRUNCHING
Collect money, getting deerstalker to circulate? PASSTHEHATROUND
Exploited boss of New York Times? USED
First part of play requiring very English voice ACTIVE
Give account of charge covering the French retired... RELATE
Insight inspiring film director's examination of church VISITATION
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Islander a Scottish teacher briefly is able to identify DOMINICAN
It's more agreeable to save a thousand pounds! NICKER
It's sometimes said when leaving university with a pass ADIEU
Obsessive bloke in charge MANIC
Old man this writer, in this way, has fit over METHUSELAH
One who lampoons Brazilian dance missing nothing, tripper likewise CARICATURIST
Prescience required by a contestant at Bisley FORESIGHT
Quit leading group appearing in commercial ABANDONED
Start to explore: very easy at first to get lost INSTIGATE
Start voting system and in time copy OFFPRINT
State of visitor, one ultimately featured in screen adaptation NONRESIDENCE
Turns up with spade and pad? DIGS
Up in Coldstream it postulates the best conditions OPTIMA
Young peer's exhortation to look at heather across road? LORDLING