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 8, 2014

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A strict follower of basic laws? Absolute hoot PERFECTGAS
Aid that state bank gives back ABET
Animal spots more food when borders are cleared POTOROO
Anxious English bet on losing wicket EAGER
Arrangement of air put in one Italian opera IPURITANI
Be persuaded to make up a story when working around loudmouth LISTENTOREASON
Chap capturing one deserting irregular ERRATIC
Church supporting what the sick may do CHUNDER
City hospital takes long time admitting large group on the same level ECHELON
Cook taking in one bun, falling short as top service provider CHIEFRABBI
Crack supply, but no Ecstasy QUIP
Desire parking banned from playing-field ITCH
Early sounding is in favour of introducing tree that's not British PREECHO
Element of slapstick ruined sad picture CUSTARDPIE
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Fake soap with half carton missing is all over the shop SHAMBOLIC
Getting on top of things in reform of piteous prison SUPERPOSITION
Indian cake is not so rich – initially sugar and honey are left out POORI
Keep silent with hook damaged here? TELEPHONEKIOSK
Large-scale digital photograph? EPIC
Rest prepared to eat hard cheese that has broken film THEDAMBUSTERS
Spartan nearly settled unknown battle AUSTERLITZ
Temporarily against flat detailed as in developer's drawings OFFPLAN
Tons in barracks will give one shoe cleaner BOOTS
Turned up middle frequency notes with promise to become very intense FEROCIOUS
Unfashionable in sensible cassock SOUTANE
What's presently in separate swamp SNOWUNDER
Who brings British to ENO endlessly? BRITTEN
Word that's old found in records LOGOS