The Times - Cryptic - This puzzle, from 1963 takes the place of 26391 which is the first qualifying puzzle for The Times Crossword Championship 2016. The puzzle 26391 is available in pdf format from the Crossword Club. - April 20, 2016

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Clues Answers
Alarmed, travelled about the east FEARED
An objection returned instrumentally TUBA
Anxious to get round dad, but hopeless DESPAIRING
Baba's island? RUM
Bachelors hold almost the reverse of an objection to washing facilities BATHTUBS
Considers the value in a composer DELIBERATES
Display of universal anguish? PANACHE
Extracted a foreign nobleman from the rising river EDUCED
Go slow island INCH
Heavy production of a beginner in pastry? FLATIRON
I am between two vessels in the city VATICAN
Immaturity of a man on a general degree course NONAGE
It is a menace when it is hot during an outing THREAT
Lowers me among parsons DEMEANS
Makes an impression IMPRINTS
Pa would make the painful experience into a beating STING
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Quadruped verse? TETRAMETER
River of Paradise EDEN
Scholastic sets have different masters STREAMS
Self-restraint in fashion allowance MODERATION
Something to eat when the river is frozen? RICE
The author has to get books from the lending library BORROW
The biggest have an examination about everything TALLEST
The lad never scattered flowers LAVENDER
The old bird's almost stony! ROC
The supporter is there and changed ADHERENT
Tom dines with the devil DEMONIST
Top people underground? INNERCIRCLE
Turns up or cuts SNIPS
What a to-do in the crow's nest! CARRION
With me a votary is making an assignation: overwhelming! INUNDATING
Worry an animal BADGER