August 19th 2020 - Evening Standard Cryptic

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August 19th 2020 Answers

Clue	Solution
Clever bighead, never wrong	BRIGHT
Evidently striking old people?	HITTITES
She may nag if we upset her	WIFE
Sourly referring to a department duly halved	ACIDLY
Smart new purse made out of cowhide, initially	SPRUCE
Like something new into which one can change	NEO
He needs a tin opener and a new suit	TITUS
Look pronouncedly like a king of the theatre	LEER
Forbidden style for a boot	TABOO
Rod’s out to back it, darling	CUTIE
Chap born to be boozy around April 4th	ROBIN
They may amuse you to the end of your days	TOYS
Player of a soft and ripe interpretation	PIPER
An incipient bloomer	BUD
Be first to get to the fore with heavy metal	LEADON
Is it altogether bound to be a large sum?	BUNDLE
To us, points of advantage	USES
Mary lets loose just like a man!	MASTERLY
Breathless, she can show poise	SOPHIE
Bawl, i.e., in miserable style	BEWAIL
A leading lady and good Scots queen	GUIDER
The ones to take a little money from a Poet Laureate	THEY
Funnily, he and his son found fame on TV	STEPTOE
A proud walk in support of something	STRUT
Pieces of land, possibly one less	ISLES
Points out half of it is alcoholic!	WINE
She gave Ziegfeld a start	FLO
Ferdinand has the right figure for a footballer	RIO
Soft, a bit cute and bashful	CUSHY
Suitable proportion for a lion-hearted rodent!	RATIO
She can only play one note on the fife	EFFIE
A vessel (among the last U-boats?)	TUB
Has it a disturbing content?	BIN
A fine headdress means nothing, covered in ice-cream!	CORONET
Bright colour means a lot to soldiers	RED
Prepare to play a melody better?	TUNEUP
But they may be even	ODDS
Momentarily, you may have a hand in it	SLEEVE
Fat, soft piece	PLUMP
Dad’s way is old-fashioned	PASSE
It can be stopped by request	BUS
Purchases made by us	BUYS

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