The Times - Cryptic - The 2012 Times National Crossword Championship Qualifying Puzzle No 2 with full details of how to enter, will appear on Wednesday, April 18. Solution Thursday, April 26. - April 14, 2012

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A couple of cents added to service charge ACCUSE
A pointer of very little help? MINUTEHAND
Alliance's on-going record not good, Conservative concludes BLOC
Announced yield linked to my new investments SEEDCORN
British sovereign on newly-minted euros? No, wrong ERRONEOUS
Children's play area with bar for protection SANDPIT
Christian theme partly discernible in this? ANTHEM
Crime rate atrocious, with numbers rising TREASON
Discover old English county SUSSEX
Easy goal shown in short recording TAPIN
Enthuse endlessly about secret plantation's crop SUGARCANE
First to see patients at health centre SPA
Hairdo oddly kept under one's hat HID
Here you get inferior accommodation for a song SHANTY
Heretical Christian convert stationed out east DONATIST
House costs at first rising somewhat, so share accommodation COHABIT
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Kid arrested by a foreign policeman in the end not charged UNLADEN
Loud confusion initially put off younger brother ABEL
Noting pavement being repaired? FLAGGINGUP
Perhaps casual work in garden is taken by son SHOE
PhD was in Religious Education, surprisingly, for a post in college WARDENSHIP
Piano works, light classical pieces POPS
Pushy Republican adopted by party BRASH
School term finishes early on Western Isles WINCHESTER
Sister keeps loose change in jacket SPENCER
Something wrong with dwelling place ultimately GAFFE
Spend a long time finding parts of text PASSAGES
Supply ecstasy and crack EQUIP
Unwilling to believe fellow is hiding in upper room ATHEISTIC
Worker, male one employed by railway, ready for a pint BEERMONEY
Worth depositing gold for investment by firm STORABLE