October 20th 2022 - Evening Standard Cryptic

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October 20th 2022 Answers

Clue	Solution
Edifice playfully termed a centre for crooks!	CASTLE
When a Frenchman joins the gang, it's a bad thing	GANGRENE
Girl of limited imagination	GINA
The fathead felt unwell and did badly	FAILED
More than doubly!	THRICE
Fire department colour	RED
Supporter of lease renewal	EASEL
Angry with a joker?	WILD
Wine gets Katy upset about nothing	TOKAY
Being trimmed makes father angry!	PARED
Regretful of being so merry without me	SORRY
Spots before the eyes	SEES
Stayed awake late, prepared to take notice	SATUP
Out West, a girl has her capacity	GAL
Shows a preference for the soft pieces	PLUMPS
As a singer, kept one's mouth shut	HUMMED
I take politicians to be mischief makers!	IMPS
Longed for, like an ancient barbarian with terrible greed	HUNGERED
Leggy team?	ELEVEN
Sort of restriction of which a despicable fellow has not many	CURFEW
Found things difficult when lied to badly	TOILED
For instance, in modern times, we no longer say it	EGAD
One clever enough to be boss at the Oval?	EGGHEAD
For some housemistresses, there's nothing quite final about them	SEMIS
Do such nuts taste like beet, perhaps, to an apprentice?	BETEL
A mixed grill could be just too much for her!	GIRL
Teddy boy	NED
A pencil, perhaps, is a little light	RAY
Pack up an ear-piece in a box	CEASE
A letter or two going by road	LORRY
I only trade in perfection	IDEAL
Jack thanks a raw beginner	TAR
An opener of note	KEY
Flowers provide both drink and food	POPPIES
The total amount, some said	SUM
Just a taste is more than plenty	SAMPLE
They're in the Wilhelmstrasse, not the Unter den Linden	ELMS
A gloomy little room can only be depressing	SADDEN
Old soldier who rebuilt a ship	SPAHI
Goes round giving entertainment	TURNS
Stick to one part of your argument	GUM
Cover the skin	HIDE

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