The Times - Cryptic - 25002 - finished by 69% of competitors in Prelim round 1, Times Crossword Championship 2011 - November 9, 2011

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A brig at sea, having left sailor in Mediterranean port GIBRALTAR
A failure to score in a maiden, which is wrong AMISS
As crazy idiot, rant is customary behaviour TRADITION
Blow up either end of bomb and survive BLAST
Book reckless forward BRASH
Change he'd noted about king no longer ruling DETHRONED
City's top man ruined by long-term investment PRIAM
Crime investigators holding revolting armed youth CUPID
Downgraded cardinal, perhaps, appropriately dressed? RELEGATED
Edit Times leader lacking authority TWEAK
Eg 9 in theatre returning to past PERFORMER
Firm promoted one internally SOLID
Flower in fruit dish CHERRYPIE
How one gets a second opinion after case's initially mishandled RETRIAL
Irishman performing, in a fashion, in supporting role PATRONAGE
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Like nomination process that requires support from sponsors BAPTISMAL
Mar electoral bid, disastrously, for such a candidate LIBERALDEMOCRAT
Northern European in really cool parts of Germany ICELANDER
One immediately succeeding without a cent? That's not quite right INEXACT
Over time, pronounced sober STAID
Piece of poetry penned by significant other CANTO
Pieces of information, including also gang's membership BANDITS
Second time heretic becomes religiously divisive SECTARIAN
She has a role inserting key in a lock ACTRESS
So a limit's adjusted, being very high for players ALTISSIMO
Spades not readily yielding archaeological find SHARD
Start of drama one directs badly — shame DISCREDIT
Uproar produced by contents of the log for the day HOOHA
What embezzler did is becoming accepted by boss MISAPPROPRIATED
Wound, after first cut, is uncovered NAKED