The Times - Cryptic - 24990 - finished by 54% of competitors in Prelim round 1, Times Crossword Championship 2011 - October 26, 2011

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Clues Answers
Almost everyone's too full for starters in the evening NIGHTFALL
Author taking care of short bit of writing COLETTE
Centre of labyrinth guarded by Cretan king's children MINORS
Complaint of young man in springtime MALADY
Connoisseur in swimming pool with Heine OENOPHILE
Cotton on a reel is woven REALISE
Country celebrates historic events LANDMARKS
Drawing in front of steam vessel SKETCH
Essay about a very English saint that's nothing like the real thing TRAVESTY
Extract from thank you letter temporarily? FORTHEPRESENT
Fabulous city appeared reluctant to lose hospital CAMELOT
Flatter mountain goat? BUTTERUP
Game providing business opportunity NEWMARKET
Get rid of manuscript removed from chambers by solicitor ROOTOUT
Gulls nicked picture MUGSHOT
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Insufficient foliage in desert? LEAVE
Log cabin's first from American heartland ENTER
Miserable maiden without doubt missing one MEASLY
Most appropriate situation for building block ELEMENT
Native American ceremony in US can end in a state SUNDANCE
Plant parasite almost covering edge of allotment LOTUS
Rare voices not trained in a music school CONSERVATOIRE
See about new lead for our old beagle SNOOPY
See heart of city in Country Life? VITALITY
Singer last to go outside church for dance music TECHNO
Speaker's circuits stop being effective LAPSE
Spirit shown by eastern army getting back to front ETHOS
Undertaking to finish at any time in recital ENDEAVOUR
Unlucky break of Emil Nolde ILLOMENED
Yarn by fine writer WOOLF