October 16th 2020 - Evening Standard Cryptic

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October 16th 2020 Answers

Clue	Solution
Therefore, for assault could be incarcerated again	ASARESULT
Sea-bathing, mostly	INTHEMAIN
The fifth or sixth letter in "knowledge"	LORE
Is, alas, preparing to attack	ASSAIL
Raze the apartment between nine and eleven	FLATTEN
The one served by the butter-fingered waitress in the tea-room?	DROPSCONE
A large hall for study and lessons	CONCOURSE
Ring through at a quarter past from work	OPERATE
The guard with the money got shot	SENTRY
Long to take one round the hotel	ACHE
An early lead!	CHILDSTAR
Takes care of, when one ushers the sailor to the door	SEESABOUT
Until by myself with a book	TOME
Gloomy when the half moon came up	MOROSE
Measure the hair in need of cutting?	FURLONG
Military wear is the antithesis of a baby's bonnet!	FORAGECAP
A battle we need to fight	WARONWANT
Go on, lad. Push out the boat	GONDOLA
The papers he puts into groups	SHEETS
The lady and the space man who's so intrepid	HERO
Did it enable gold prospectors to see in the dark?	RUSHLIGHT
Does, stupidly, clown about and you suspend activities	CLOSEDOWN
When I floated off, didn't	FAILEDTO
"Between blonde and mouse" is not a bad description	FAIRTOMEDIUM
Was better than the other polishes?	OUTSHONE
The way to overcome a foolish fear is to attack it	STRAFE
Container nanny can't have?	BILLYCAN
Does she wield the big stick over malingerers?	STAFFNURSE
On return, Rose Brown got through to the politician	SENATOR
Regardless of which contest one's competing in?	INANYEVENT
A commotion that gets you up	ASTIR
For rises, still holds good	STANDS
The gentleman who took part in the uprising	SIR
Pretty appealing to a child, it is!	CHOCOLATEBOX
Silly rot! A man about to become a mother!	MATRON
Reduce the amount in order to create an impression	CUTAFIGURE
Got loaded and became bossy	TOOKCHARGE
A small male or a female	SHE
Be against including it or just the converse	OPPOSITE
What made the newlyweds so unhappy in the front seats?	FIRSTROW
Cajole in order to circumvent?	GETROUND
Mean to force Nigel to admit the old boy	IGNOBLE
Surrounds the arenas	RINGS
Something you pull with difficulty from the tool bag?	WRENCH

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