The Times - Cryptic - November 4, 2015

The Times - Cryptic - This puzzle was one of three correctly solved in a total of less than 60 mins by 30 of the 90 competitors in Heat One of the 2015 Times Crossword Championship - November 4, 2015

Clues	Answers
Best available make	OUTDO
Book second musician	BASSIST
Box tree trunk, eucalyptus primarily	LOGE
Climber coming across gold tooth	IVORY
Conservative organ held on	CLUNG
Dim, nameless informer in retreat	DARKEN
Duke not firmly settled in English town	DUNSTABLE
Effecting release from lorry, lady on top	CATHARTIC
Endlessly demanding about skittles, she's unmatched	SPINSTER
Flipping gorgeous girl meeting King is a dish	KEBAB
Giving permission to board? That's revealing	LETTINGON
Greek markets previously reckless, curtailed	AGORAS
Label a record in Asian language	TAGALOG
Laughter after plan reported causes uproar	BROUHAHA
Learning version is to include game	ERUDITION

Clues	Answers
Lord sent up, getting fat and stupid	DULLARD
Make the maximum effort, Lorna's flat second to none	DOONESLEVELBEST
Military stuff from ally that is left after end of war?	MATERIEL
Moving on	TOUCHING
Needles hairdresser having to lose second stone	STYLI
One could redirect hog with speed	SHEEPDOG
Pavlova's partner? Fudge sundae, right	DANSEUR
Put off stuffing in last of salami? I could be	DIETER
Scots hate being discomfited by introduction of rare Highland fling	TOSSINGTHECABER
Small amount cut from plain chocolate	INCH
Smileys, for example, Economist put out	EMOTICONS
South African port for writer David?	ELIZABETH
Standard includes joke wasted?	STONED
Tin fish boxes last for ever	LUCRE
Wine bottles old boy put up for a hot dish	VINDALOO