May 31st 2022 - Evening Standard Cryptic

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May 31st 2022 Answers

Clue	Solution
Small clothes, I do declare!	SWEAR
Be defensive and pay out with a growl	PARRY
Whereon to be a model of feline grace?	CATWALK
Enjoy a bit of fun in port	HAVEN
A chit, perhaps, or letter	AITCH
It can blacken the character of a boy getting out of line	STAIN
Steps taken to keep one's legs warm down under?	STRIDES
Homeless boy?	MEL
Being fashionable makes Ken scared!	CHIC
Reason to go round the corner in a passage	CLAUSE
A well-known name in towelling	TERRY
Roman ruler in the outskirts of Turin?	TRAJAN
One way to fry the bird!	STIR
She's endlessly sad, being left behind	SAL
Naval hero known to be a circus performer	SEALION
Sort of band a butcher could take in hand?	STEEL
Clubhouse?	VILLA
A veil said to be of practical use	AVAIL
Set out some targets at the distance for shooting	ARRANGE
Food items hungrily licked?	CHOPS
Was wrong in making further reductions	ERRED
In anger, one shows spirit!	WRAITH
Vinegary expert with a nervous twitch	ACETIC
Sought to escape from tyranny	RAN
Teases the silly fellows	TWITS
Clearly manages to get nil during the game	PLAINLY
Having a family resemblance?	AKIN
He's after enough of a price to make a lot of money	RICHES
Very young rugby side?	SEVEN
A race at the Highland Games?	SCOTS
Business competitor in Perivale?	RIVAL
Many a uniform's a bad fit, so let's have civvies!	MUFTI
Find a role for a Pole?	LEARN
Would you credit a fish with finishing up in one?	CREEL
Fierce fellows who hopelessly start to hide their hard heart	TARTARS
Something hot in the salad?	RADISH
One who worked really hard at an evil trade?	SLAVER
An element used in painting?	IODINE
Town in the wild Andes	SEDAN
Blow with a stick considered comic!	SLAP
The average woman's secret?	AGE

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