The Times - Cryptic - This puzzle was one of three tackled in 60 minutes by the 24 Grand Finalists in the 2016 Times Crossword Championship, 20 of them solving it correctly; seven managed three all-correct solutions. - December 14, 2016

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Clues Answers
'Oban Summer' flops as a film MEMBRANOUS
A recording showing passion AVID
After operation, pump iron, turning back on most of wreckage DEBRIEF
Brotherhood — weird lot, I'd say SODALITY
Cloaked outside of short coat taken on a journey HIJACKED
Constant sound of impact in less impressive but versatile tool CLAWHAMMER
Country gentleman's whisky and port RYE
Disregard attempt to eject teetotaller as fake FORGERY
Equatorial country's argument against game CONGO
Hum quietly for musical number's introduction PONG
I'm thrilled with large revolver WHEEL
Increase slope of line emitted by instrument with metal nib? STEEPEN
King Arthur's adviser half-flipped in seat of power KREMLIN
Mass removed from concertina after small hesitation SCRUPLE
Necking second, drink to 13, 13 for a time? SUSPEND
Clues Answers
Offensive bit of Sun had to be read out RAID
One bishop of a country wanting leadership could be pi IRRATIONAL
Part of schemer gets to become known EMERGE
Pioneer of antisepsis breaks through with effects of chafing or burns? BLISTERY
Post Office concerned with trademark admits trouble consists of dotty representation POINTILLISM
Precocious players in second fiddle part BRATPACK
Protected by first bishop in Rome, I pitched into supplicant PETITIONER
Rip off before Observer intercepts once-powerful Frenchman ROBESPIERRE
Stone work's finish STOP
Suddenly overtakes runner taking it easy BASKING
Tailless primate connected to humans with asymmetry GIBBOUS
To maybe make a handful of pieces, crushing one egg? One starts here SPLITINFINITIVE
Vehicle propulsion reduced in joint CARPUS
What's expected of aide, going forward, in emergency action? PARFORTHECOURSE
With nothing to lose, bunking off? That may be useful to hide work AWL