December 29th 2017 - Evening Standard Cryptic

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December 29th 2017 Answers

Clue	Solution
Deliver, as I arranged, the plant	FREESIA
Not fighting growing old	GETTINGON
A number in the show produced outbursts of laughter	HOWLS
It flies the woman over	HERON
Talk to a soft toy	PRATTLE
Mean to take a cut on the vegetarian food	PARSNIP
Quail and cold wine is brought out	WINCE
It's responsible for a hold-up while the picture's in production	EASEL
Pay for, at the kiosk	STAND
The ruddy fish got into it and swam	REELED
One's pet stiffener?	SETTER
Put a T in "soothe"	PLACATE
In addition, promote	FURTHER
The cue is very important	SIGNAL
Thought it would make a comeback, in time	NOTION
Doesn't have the fare to take the express south	FASTS
While determined to find a good quality in	ASSET
Starts to write, in big letters	OPENS
Not lying, being honest	UPRIGHT
Show the bear struggling in the grip of a wild animal	CABARET
The one cutting the lawn is not from my family	INLAW
With a fish right in the beak	BRILL
Frank is dejected, wouldn't you say?	DOWNRIGHT
Happy to have the two coins - relieved	PLEASED
Someone who's attractive to an artist	DRAWER
Deduced, when one got angry about	REASONED
Drunk on the hard stuff, is in a very good mood	HIGHSPIRITS
Do me a favour and put up money for the show	BEANANGEL
Didn't allow to be arrested	STOPPED
Fight the ring shows there has been	ENGAGEMENT
Shut up and run!	BOLT
She's covered a page in figures	SHAPES
Nibbled as one leafed through	BROWSED
He advises the chap to give you the money	TELLER
Prepared the supports for the seats	SETTEES
Claims, for instance, that Ella's mad about	ALLEGES
Be a success - as a dresser?	TURNOUTWELL
Fellow on tree comes to grief at start of book	CHAPTERONE
Looking forward to the battle, Rose is in training	FORESIGHT
Stir-crazy, whizz about to start with	FIRSTLY
Can't be moved into quarters with that attitude!	STANCE
Refrain from including an Eastern predecessor	FOREBEAR
Calm down and pay up	SETTLE
Take in and cheat at, getting found out in the end	CONTAIN
Made Gina and Ed make it up	GAINED
Current hit	BLOW

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