May 23rd 2019 - Evening Standard Cryptic

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May 23rd 2019 Answers

Clue	Solution
Refer to a lewd suggestion	ALLUDE
A tip you really shouldn't miss	THEPOINT
What to say when arresting an offender	STOPIT
Songs, as about fresh air	ARIAS
What many consume	MEAT
Thanks to bad taste	TANG
He has some familiarity with Ananias	LIAR
It merely borders on being a cough	HEM
They win by cracking a case	ACES
The end of a rear gunner in WWII	TAIL
At length it can serve a weighty purpose	STEELYARD
Who's past it, has it	BEEN
A sort of nautical prefix	AERO
Not exactly fat feline?	CAT
Vague hint with little substance	THIN
Spots before the eyes	SEES
Put one's foot down	TROD
Sell a dummy a faked pass?	FEINT
Quicker to offend Mrs Grundy?	RACIER
Teams on the way to an entertainment	SIDESHOW
Have a go at a story about a heartless crook	TACKLE
Thanks to this beast, the thermostat's finally broken	STOAT
Revolutionary process for linen	LENIN
Weapons historically with a leading part in the navy	BOWS
All there, perhaps, but hopelessly adrift	ATSEA
By plunder, make a fortune out of nothing	LOOT
It's nonsense to go motoring with a novice	DRIVEL
Fierce fellow (the toothy type?)	TARTAR
Fishy fellow?	RAY
A good way to make tea, being stony	AGATE
Slim chance of getting help, though not at hand	MISLAID
Shelter half a mile east	LEE
As a hothead, I had to be put away	HID
The crux of recent reports	CENTRE
A rambler came up	AROSE
Is such a piece prepared for TV?	SET
Wish for a bit of money to turn up	YEN
You couldn't give one straight to a monkey	BANANA
Figure to go to a city with determination	TEN
Quadruped known for its power	HORSE
Crew of a freighter?	EIGHT
School to enter in various ways!	STOWE
Check off for credit	TICK
Charge a lot for fodder	FEED

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