May 5th 2022 - Evening Standard Cryptic

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May 5th 2022 Answers

Clue	Solution
A student majority, nearly	ALMOST
Appear finished when you briefly inspect	LOOKOVER
Accidents with lighters	SPILLS
A false note? What a pity!	SHAME
In a flurry of lefts, duck and look comfortable	LOLL
Without assistance from Napoleon!	SOLO
Deign to sound a foreigner	DANE
In one way, fresh	NEW
Bit of extra money for public transport	TRAM
Not all harridans sound dry and uninteresting!	ARID
Pianists find it sustaining	LOUDPEDAL
Food, etc., by which to exist at the welfare centre	FARE
Following the Gunners, some spectators sound rough!	RASP
It's no good backing one, either!	DUD
Down-to-earth measures	FEET
As a romantic star, I act for money	IDOL
D'you lie, at a hearing, annually?	JULY
Love possibly to read about love!	ADORE
Spacecraft unit both superior and large, in a fashion	MODULE
Complain at vessels being where there should be automobiles	CARPARKS
Historic prelate, Samuel said	BECKET
Student group with quality	CLASS
Blue blooded boys	ROYAL
Manage to catch the end of a rope	COPE
Bad ignition	ARSON
Chain letters?	MAIL
A seasoned couple	SALTED
Asks anxiously for hints, on the quiet	PLEADS
Burning with anger	HOT
The outback is in open country, you need a car	MOTOR
Does it wallop its natural victim?	LAMPREY
He turns up, just as mum would	DAD
There's nothing in raising a blind	NIL
Sorry some trucks need different fuel	RUEFUL
Sally's about to finish up fast!	RAPID
For him, Los Angeles is at the back of beyond	LAD
Take inner satisfaction	EAT
Eccentric four about to make a lot of fuss	FURORE
In support of backing the ruling head	FOR
Choose to give someone a seat	ELECT
They make open admissions at the theatre, etc.	DOORS
Leatherhead's right on the map, though not in the greatest way	LEAST
Floating rubbish?	JUNK
A familiar name, note, for mountains	ALPS

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