The Times - Cryptic - This was the 1st Qualifying puzzle for The Times Crossword Championship 2013 - May 15, 2013

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Animal finds edges of pizza PANDA
Appropriate homework engrosses them close to midnight PREEMPT
Attendant defends right to free game PARTRIDGE
Bishop quietly defends emblems, present as part of internet BLOGOSPHERE
Bound to miss initial sleep KIP
Brew producing endless steam TEA
Conference, say, includes rest — times to improvise PLAYBYEAR
Country curtailed opening manoeuvre during terrible heat THEGAMBIA
Crown once represented this sport? FIVES
Customer outside points to headline act? SHOWSTOPPER
Disease through spraying is soon becoming a preoccupation OBSESSION
Dispose of no-good sweets destroying filling — advice of dentist? FLOSS
Eccentric itinerary leader dropped OUTRE
Edging away, Roman Emperor shakes each arm in the Mediterranean ADRIATICSEA
Least restrained thug accepts duels regularly LOUDEST
Look hard around capital of Ukraine for fabric GAUZE
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Master of the canvas loses head in fight after cut CANALETTO
Most effective section of racket perhaps fudges kitty SWEETSPOT
One whose job is on the rocks? PETROLOGIST
Ordinary chap heard on bar's music player BANJO
Parisian quickly drinks rosé just opened in cabinet VITRINE
Permission to hide name of agent fomenting uprising LEAVE
Religious teacher gets job in 'ealthy environment APOSTLE
Soldiers lifted by stirring Auden poem RONDEAU
Strong smell marks out river USK
Telford here, for example, erected dock SALOP
The usual pain when lead's been stripped — this instead for roof? THATCHING
Time of year horse lacks energy to mate with another animal EQUINOX
University chap in study returned anon UNNAMED
Unknown on army duty TAX
Unwell heading off around headland, knocked back an anti-inflammatory? ICEPACK
Writer E Nesbit developed children's knowledge primarily STEINBECK