May 17th 2018 - Evening Standard Cryptic

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May 17th 2018 Answers

Clue	Solution
Active enough to chuck the doctor in the river!	NIMBLE
She takes the ring road, wrongly	THEODORA
It's good for the car, but bad for the cylinders	CARBON
He manages to clean a weapon	LANCE
When about right, they can be fine	ARTS
In jug, we're put out!	EWER
Worry about the guitar part	FRET
Modern in only one way	NEW
Long, poetic old record, I see	EPIC
Figure to get one for half a dollar	IDOL
Survived the storm the worse for wear	WEATHERED
Flavouring that makes many unwell?	DILL
Still flat	EVEN
Full of holes, it doesn't really hold water	NET
Land covered currently by the engineers?	ACRE
Walker's place of employment?	SHOP
She also grows beautiful on water	LILY
She's quiet, noble, and related to '4 Down'	PEARL
Turn Oscar out anew as a singer	CARUSO
Royal station	VICTORIA
Charm everybody at the waterside	ALLURE
Old tales re-edited	STALE
He showed some cleverness as an author	VERNE
Move slowly to the brink	EDGE
Point to '27' as the mother of '33 Across'	NACRE
Spoils of war?	MARS
He's a hero to the Spanish	LIONEL
Dress causing a teetotaller keen displeasure?	ATTIRE
Out West, a novice is a mere tool	AWL
You can credit a fish with finishing up in one	CREEL
A field sport it's possible to reach by railway	ARCHERY
In good shape, you can have a bit of fun with it	FIT
Show willing	NOD
Where dad could sail around on the floor?	PALAIS
Thick poles embedded in water	DENSE
White? Not he, the clever fellow!	WIT
She anticipates the day	EVE
A small point that gives some detective 'trouble'	DETAIL
An exclamation, not really of scorn!	COR
Split piece of garlic	CLOVE
Hot-headed, breezy and hirsute	HAIRY
Ask that only the end of the needle be stuck in a cushion	PLEAD
Did she twice give the Luvvers a start?	LULU
Tape head?	PATE

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