May 18th 2022 - Evening Standard Cryptic

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May 18th 2022 Answers

Clue	Solution
Hardy plant? Apparently not!	LAUREL
For a start, it's musical	OVERTURE
Small convict found mining waste	SLAG
Size of a book or coat changed by Victor and Oscar	OCTAVO
Handy source of information	MANUAL
All round, the London one has a focus of attention	EYE
Eponymous, novel character	KIPPS
Punishes for breaking a spare part	RAPS
Man going half a mile in a vessel	VALET
Piece of timber usable as a brace	CABER
Did he become immortal by looking both ways?	JANUS
It can help control traffic when there's a storm warning	CONE
Can a mere learner navigate on one?	CANAL
Step on the gas, my good man!	REV
Indisposed to take a bit of a gamble on a girl	UNABLE
Scold a bad beater	BERATE
A botanist's angle?	AXIL
Superior to me in the newspapers, one imagines	PRESUMES
Relatively anxious to be more incisive	KEENER
Being in Parliament, work hard	LABOUR
The stricken slayer passes on	RELAYS
The identifying sign of a record circle	LOGO
A wave of destruction?	BREAKER
Distressed at being made mincemeat of?	CUTUP
Some are on wheels	MEALS
Set out quietly for a walk	STEP
Eva's a little way back	AVE
Silly fellow lacking wit	NIT
Father turns to a boy for protection	APRON
A bulk distribution of capital	KABUL
Of overseas origin, like Ian	ASIAN
Transportation north to Virginia	VAN
The French boy	LES
Might such a charge make one cry aloud?	CALLOUT
An injection, yes, with British capital	JAB
Ruddy price rise - possibly a rip off!	CERISE
Ground suitable for rugby football?	OVAL
Where there's no longer a blasted tree?	EXETER
Less than a pinta!	CUPPA
An orange Adam never had?	NAVEL
About to kiss a fellow	REX
Call at Beachy Head, just to enjoy the sunshine	BASK

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