January 3rd 2020 - Evening Standard Cryptic

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January 3rd 2020 Answers

Clue	Solution
Exhausted, having had fun in the garden?	PLAYEDOUT
Saying it’s ivory when it’s not?	WHITELIE
Name the prison	NICK
In a jiffy, giving you a synonym for “wobbly”	ASHAKE
Felt it had been dealt with	HANDLED
Kept talking about the many who had betrayed one’s trust	RATTLEDON
Now and again turns to the compere	PRESENTER
To surprise, crack and beat an egg into	STAGGER
How much the daily gets is halved	CHARGE
A fellow-expert? The cheek!	FACE
Are ignorant of the fact that you’re no friend of	DONTKNOW
Turn the light on and I’ll think about it	LETMESEE
A penny from, as a tip!	APEX
“Heavens”, the scamp put in “it’s not big enough!”	SKIMPY
They set off to get the books	PRIMERS
The rest get a memento to carry	REMAINDER
Recapitulating on the beating	GOINGOVER
Gracious and laid-back, having a drink	CORDIAL
Born to carry a gun, though you say not	NEGATE
Soon there’s a vacancy and a girl is sent round	ANON
Got into shape again and mended one’s ways	REFORMED
Help turn the handle as well	LENDAHAND
Like the dog annoyed at being carried about?	UPINARMS
Many a racecourse is considered lucky by the superstitious	MASCOT
Judge to be deliberate	CONSIDER
Make an effort to find your ancestry	STRAIN
We got the pet swimming in the sea – and it climbs	SWEETPEA
Seriously, it’s how you exercise in the gym	WITHWEIGHT
With a need to unwind, a gentleman about to mooch	MEANDER
Home, having been sick in the punt	BILLET
The bumpy road back home has been spruced up	ADORNED
Gets blazing at the novice with bad sight	LIGHTS
Only having a drink on coming in	ALONE
The house work starts to daunt one	COW
Now, the jellied eel is for her	ADELE
Understanding one’s having an affair with	SEEING
Is it too hot to wear anything?	NAKEDFLAME
Put “To execute, behead”	LAY
Jeer at the local taking the stand	BARRACK
Made the rain pour though and soak	MARINADE
Very eager to put one into art	PAINTING
Say how much you love singing?	SERENADE
He calls for it in a flap, to save face	VISITOR
Scarred – and it’s noticeable	MARKED
Laugh at the vehicle Giles is leaving on	GIGGLE
He damaged, at the Victoria and Albert, a number	VANDAL

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