The Times - Cryptic - This puzzle was one of three correctly solved in a total of less than 60 mins by 30 of the 90 competitors in Heat One of the 2015 Times Crossword Championship - November 18, 2015

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Antelope seconds away from Wuthering Heights? BONTEBOK
Bite hard in competition CHOMP
Brown bread for good health, perhaps TOAST
Cattle stopped running on river area where the rich live STOCKBROKERBELT
Central parts of Institute reforms dictating payment in kind TITFORTAT
Character regularly encountered in taqueria AURA
Copper street fighting, not entirely an uncommon thing CURIO
Determined half of champers is Spanish wine PERSISTENT
Footballer's good for the time of season WINGER
Give up, utterly lacking in energy QUIT
Mad at home to see uninvited intruder CUCKOOINTHENEST
Monarch is to regret accepting Liberal Republican RULER
Moral panic's not fine RIGHT
Most unusual finding man with Latin name in China PHENOMENAL
Not leaving the house, as engineers are not to be trusted INSINCERE
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Old writer the Queen is the first to receive? OPENER
One storytelling author, not the first to hold church up RECITER
Pot caused drunk to be disorientated SPACEDOUT
Quite gutless youth stopping to cry at blood sports TALLYHO
Small fish head for trawler? SKIPPER
So unceremoniously exhibiting large cat OUNCE
Soldier shuts up a rude patriot GARIBALDI
Something fattening from the East on a spring vegetable ASPARAGUS
Start to examine scrawny tree EBONY
Supply nothing that is without singular balance EQUIPOISE
Swats creepy-crawly for simple entertainment SLAPSTICK
Thames location hasn't the right conditions for racing GOING
Tory hunt lobby CONCOURSE
What helps a chap focus, say, embracing the old girl EYEGLASS
What's needed to build muscle Dicky tore in leg PROTEIN