The Times - Cryptic - The final 2014 Times National Crossword Championship Qualifying puzzle No 3 with full details of how to enter, will appear on Wednesday, June 11. The qualifying puzzle solution will be on Thursday, June 19. - June 6, 2014

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A little decent weather for the holiday? WHITSUN
A month in Rome, third on the trot THERMIDOR
An aid to exercise: dash, maybe HORIZONTALBAR
Bird of prey taking young mammal and beginning to eat KITE
Captain's top shirt lent out — it wouldn't cover many soldiers SLITTRENCH
Checked shirt perhaps fastened round back of collar TRIEDON
Connection is left fluid LINK
Corps fast reduced, cuts being this? RELENTLESS
Embracing lover-boy after change of heart is certain to be raised as wrong ERRONEOUS
Heavily defeat old guard finally wiped out by king in battle OVERRUN
House, too big, subsequently managed OSBORNE
In market, squander a possibility? Honestly! FAIRANDSQUARE
Lamb no longer first for roasting in vessel EWER
Leave empty ring QUOIT
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Men promoted two books in a number of colleges KINGS
Musically, Nelson's last request redirected? KISSMEKATE
Old Testament character prepared hard SETH
One kindly rescuing merchandise waving at airman GOODSAMARITAN
One lying on the beach slightly reduced illness SHINGLE
Plant to propagate satisfactorily, fed with phosphorus SPEEDWELL
Pool, large craft wrecked — here one has to stay PORTOFCALL
Pound and a fraction raised by area ZONAL
Settlements never in easterly direction? TOWNS
Statesman no defeat broke? Almost WINSTON
Stern dismissal, having lost head in game regularly AUSTERE
Took extra pill? Skilful swallowing the same OVERDOSED
Very keen detectives have no trouble going round to subdue killer MADCOWDISEASE
What's in vintage wine, a little more than old ETHANOL