The Times - Cryptic - This puzzle was one of three tackled in 60 minutes by the 80 competitors in Heat Two of the 2016 Times Crossword Championship, 37 of them solving it correctly; 28 competitors managed three all-correct solutions. - November 30, 2016

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Before noon I wired message that's friendly AMICABLE
Book stopping anger is good book BIBLE
Brave woman, maybe married in bliss after jilting bachelor LIONESS
Cockney's trouble in Hampstead? TOOTHACHE
Crazy about Labour's leader? In my view that's faulty! MALFORMED
Defence starts to address legal issue behind injunction ALIBI
Delicate quality of radiance over headland LIGHTNESS
Expert on waves that break skin SURFACE
Fine female in time becomes foolish DAFFY
French always backed love goddess FREYA
Gathered material, following stream FRILL
Heathen cool with arcane field INFIDEL
Home to welcome one much enraged mongoose ICHNEUMON
Homer's wife shuns author to leave with lover ELOPE
Husband in cloak left union group CHAPEL
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Indian stooge here used regularly PAWNEE
Jog on to get forward REFRESH
Kept appointment with fate in legendary town CAMELOT
Language from two daughters, in race, bashed in legs by horse MIDDLEENGLISH
Line added to grant form: one of several? ALLOTROPE
Literary culture from landlords? LETTERS
Maybe worried about Nazi force's mission EMBASSY
No talking, because digesting article abroad SILENCE
Party activity shows where seat must be held MUSICALCHAIRS
Powerful man, head, restraining sailor NABOB
Record of proceedings in EU is initially earning praise EULOGISE
Second XI shows power STEAM
Signed agreement whip keeps attached to tie CONCORDAT
Third-rate actor along with the writer call for noisy work HAMMERING
WC allocated to staff — does that make point? FIELDSMAN