The Times - Cryptic - The 2014 Times National Crossword Championship Qualifying puzzle No 2 with full details of how to enter, will appear on Wednesday, May 14. The qualifying puzzle solution will be on Thursday, May 22. - May 7, 2014

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Clues Answers
Animal down under hurt in place of sleep? ROOSTING
Brief promise to introduce your old VIP WORTHY
Cup with a side stem fancifully designed DEMITASSE
Eye problem for this animal? CAMEL
Food served initially by woman man eats quietly SPAM
Form of religious belief very well favoured is disrupting peace CALVINISM
Get very hot when keeping goal, assisted? BEFRIENDED
Hard rain and storms keeping company inside DRACONIAN
Harry, creepy type following companion CHIVY
Huge number of bits scattered by seat after concert GIGABYTES
Hypothesis intrigues some but not all GUESS
Lady journalists penning leaders for exhausted editor PEERESS
Liberal poet without honour, someone who once took Italy by storm? LOMBARD
Mathematician's function sends a new fellow to bed COTANGENT
Maybe rode as a 'baddie'? EVILDOER
Maybe suspend clock the wrong way up? REMIT
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Naturally climbing to look at result of accident? SCANDENT
Old king's daughter rising as a wild beast ONAGER
Old ship finally demolished in Sri Lankan port GALLE
Outlaw, sort to hold soldier up BRIGAND
Promising project restricting female as dogsbody GOFER
Revolutionary fighters back to embrace democrat -- gosh! REDARMY
Sign of anticipation of one in rescue process SALIVATION
Sing in a church led by bishop and female priest BACCHANTE
Sink storage facility in India GODOWN
The sound of this racket makes one angry CROSSE
This illusory style not a thing some needed OPART
Very good deed? Nothing in reality DEFACTO
What bowler shouldn't deliver in good series of matches GRUBBER
Winning goal sees couple heading off for a drink CIDER
Wrinkly beginning to dance in free-and-easy reunion UNIRONED
Writer striking gold is seen as a god THOR