May 20th 2019 - Evening Standard Cryptic

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May 20th 2019 Answers

Clue	Solution
The skinhead cried when given the brush-off	SWEPT
Is such English a little like Low Latin?	BASIC
The crime of a hard hearted lad	ARSON
Pass left behind by the commanding officer	COL
She gives an article to a boy	PAULA
It can be played voluntarily	TRUMPET
Dried out an excellent colour	AIRED
Will you not get it by standing firm?	FAR
Time can mean little	MINUTE
He's embracing a horrible pair of females	HARPIES
Hero sometimes given a medal	LION
Going out of turn, Meg can make a bloomer	GEUM
Our superiors as punters?	BETTERS
An affordable extra	SURTAX
An heiress's passion?	IRE
Where pigs have links with the last of the Mohicans	STIES
Virtually a letter by word of mouth	MORALLY
Interjected by a president?	PUTIN
Vessel back from Bute	TUB
Be receptive and understanding	GETIT
Large composition by an English composer	ELGAR
Figure to take a nap at mid-evening	DOZEN
Pearly looking variety of crane	NACRE
An enthusiast for light entertainment	FILMFAN
That which every new hat has	WHAT
In short, a dance hall	PALAIS
In a tunnel, maybe, half of it gets wet	TRAIN
Its career is longer than meteoric	COMET
Thus, you finish with very little money	SOU
Baffle by getting a bit complex	PERPLEX
A standard spare part	PAR
Ancient writings unravelled by nurse	RUNES
Many seem upset, one judges	DEEMS
Just say the word	MENTION
Slogs to produce a nice finish	GLOSS
A charmer I would have time for	HOURI
Much wild rage at some intransigent lying	GREATLY
Former African name for stray U-boats	BASUTO
Show mistaken signs of humanity	ERR
Piece of stout terylene, say	UTTER
Not enthusiastic for some small change in a new diet	TEPID
Being saintly, Alan keeps out of the Boar's Head	ALBAN
Act dumb	MIME
Pull on an ear	LUG

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