April 25th 2023 - Evening Standard Cryptic

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April 25th 2023 Answers

Clue	Solution
Lads I'm training are gloomy	DISMAL
Such mining is available to actors	OPENCAST
Criticism of the lodgings?	DIGS
Slips or sidles around	SLIDES
Having observed gin being spilt, was cutting	SAWING
Experienced old animal doctor?	VET
Lamp spirit?	GENIE
Rest or exercise can help keep you so	LEAN
Got on in the welfare department	FARED
Fed up with being drilled	BORED
Colourful half hour hidden in cover	LURID
Puffed out in a terrible way	BLEW
Like a judge rather than a lord	SOBER
Just the girl to mother one?	MAI
It's taken to be abstemious	PLEDGE
Won by having lost the opposition	GAINED
Is he surprisingly backward in German?	OTTO
Parrot; a male one, furthermore	COCKATOO
Dole out a portion of cheddar or a piece of cake	DODDLE
Such fuel could appear a bit undervalued	DIESEL
A girl bowled over?	MAIDEN
Of blossom, it may be due to high winds	LOSS
Engrossed in getting into gear?	ENGAGED
Victor's in profit, nominally	GAVIN
Could gates serve as such a door?	STAGE
As a singer, she's in Division I	DIVA
Receive a share of the budget	GET
On the first of December, we got married	WED
Little corner of a rugged chine	NICHE
Where grisettes went around in pairs	PARIS
Praise what used to be a lot different	EXTOL
In favour of turning right	FOR
A shade higher than amber?	RED
Unofficial entrant!	BURGLAR
Guided by a little electric light	LED
Teased a bit, perhaps, by Edward	BAITED
Does it not completely cover the floor?	LINO
A rocky walk	WADDLE
Pies can include top flavouring	SPICE
Buzzer on the church in the wood	BEECH
Flat on the floor, one may welcome you	MAT
Nothing for Fido to get upset about, so that's OK	GOOD

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