October 13th 2017 - Evening Standard Cryptic

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October 13th 2017 Answers

Clue	Solution
Meaning acquiring a tan, somehow, is of the essence!	IMPORTANT
“Pull in,” you say, “and put it back”	REINSTATE
Do gamblers get a kick when they do?	PUNT
Oral petitions go down well	PLEASE
A number introduced to it show partiality for the taste	FLAVOUR
Answered that reeds will spread around water	RESPONDED
Start off with a fire-screen of the highest quality	FIRSTRATE
Having put one’s foot down, tend to give way about the gun	TRODDEN
Telling you what “maxim” means	SAYING
Convinced it’s inevitable	SURE
The job of scoring at the policemen’s match?	POINTDUTY
Reverses the decision about the regulations	OVERRULES
A minute is half an eternity when tortured	TINY
The female one’s a murder victim	ISABEL
The object of journalism	ARTICLE
You must, if you want to play tennis and enjoy yourself	HAVEABALL
Cuts down, when the orders come round	DECREASES
Did one a good turn in having forced one into	OBLIGED
Mother is a character!	NATURE
The done thing in class	FORM
Inclines to fade in the middle of, one admits	GRADIENTS
Rush that requires water (that’s a plant)	SPEEDWELL
Depress and make one give up the ghost?	DISPIRIT
What’s making you cry, senorita?	SPANISHONION
Appealed to, having gone round to see	CALLEDON
Leave just a wisp	STRAND
Is it easy prey for the gardener with the pesticide?	GREENFLY
Why it’s not like the other quarrels?	DIFFERENCE
With a “Presto!” wave and grass appears	ESPARTO
They make sure you won’t lose the game	RETRIEVERS
A bouquet would make a romantic start	AROMA
A weirdo is pouring out a toddy when I come in	ODDITY
Reserved for the cast	SHY
The bruiser shopping for cosmetic surgery?	UGLYCUSTOMER
“Are in agony for about an hour,” you tell the readers	WRITHE
Made to experience, when allowed to speak to on the phone	PUTTHROUGH
Not lying, but honest	UPSTANDING
The bird is a headless domestic one	OWL
As a foreigner, be accommodating aliens illicitly	BALINESE
Given the card with the code to be cracked	ACCORDED
The outfit we got together in France	ENSEMBLE
Negotiate terms the lawyers will profit from	BARGAIN
The home turn and all four are showing	VILLA
Made mother leave before the trial: would find it abhorrent	DETEST

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