December 29th 2021 - Evening Standard Cryptic

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December 29th 2021 Answers

Clue	Solution
Postal item repacked with some replacements	PARCEL
Bales out in a panic, that's definite	ABSOLUTE
Spanish gentleman out West in Northern Ireland	DOWN
He did imitations and made a pile	HEAPED
Opened a couple of letters to read	SPREAD
In this computerised world, will it not hold water?	NET
Keeps going and breaking slats	LASTS
Born at Land's End, in poverty	NEED
Such blondes can be very sweet	HONEY
Upright citizens of Krakow, say	POLES
Instrument used by a bonehead to stir glue!	BUGLE
This means a lot to many a mug	MASS
Like Ivanhoe, a young chap holding a cross	SAXON
The figure dad gets right	PAR
Utter in no uncertain sense!	ARRANT
Fruit in hand?	BANANA
Fictional sea captain's exclamation to a sailor	AHAB
Though hesitant to take undue rests, they aren't good at their work	SHYSTERS
Angry, he breaks a date	HEATED
Her cocky mate's a real show-off!	PEAHEN
Treated like chickens, the pigeons cried out softly	COOPED
Territory on the left, also	LAND
Joins up with the French, led by a top officer	COUPLES
Thinks us to be in a bit of a mess!	MUSES
Leaders with a fifty-fifty chance of falling on their faces?	HEADS
Great fellow possibly in the doghouse?	DANE
It's rainy when we're on the tee	WET
He may shed a little light on things	RAY
It's bound to contain geographical information	ATLAS
The little woman's contributions to statistical research	POLLS
He can always make the grade, of course	EDGAR
The whole animal	HOG
When born, Patrick had no mac, obviously	NEE
Fruitful little baskets	PUNNETS
Bachelor with love in his heart (and a crush on someone?)	BOA
The tomorrow that never comes	MANANA
Horsey contributor to parables	ARAB
Rushed round with a warm heart and showed clemency	SPARED
Music for a lass to dance to	SALSA
They give personal details in depth	XRAYS
An Arapaho expression of contempt	PAH
A bit of violence in the borders of Bangladesh	BASH

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