December 9th 2021 - Evening Standard Cryptic

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December 9th 2021 Answers

Clue	Solution
The flier possibly hurts his head!	THRUSH
He has a little place in the country, and a number of pounds for beer	VILLAGER
Is out of town creating notions of perfection	IDEALS
Sort of horse one maybe hires?	SHIRE
Trifle with something sweet	FOOL
It was less than fortunate in being caught	TUNA
Dad goes on a ship with a free ticket	PASS
Officer in company with the head of police	COP
Jack and Jill's vessel	PAIL
A cat gets very little	ATOM
Greenish illumination could be dramatic!	LIMELIGHT
Smart guy with a counterfeit note	DUDE
Having got away without paying?	FREE
Being a bit of a dog, is crooked	LEG
See a game at the weekend	LOOK
The old king left for the turbulent USA	SAUL
He may even sound somewhat unreliable!	LIAR
Poetry from overseas	VERSE
To prejudice Smollett, for instance	TOBIAS
In position for the occasion	INSTANCE
In which fast service can be advantageous	TENNIS
An arresting thing to say in a big way!	AVAST
Clear line in drawing	PLAIN
You may pay it when you get on, of course	FARE
Groups causing a stir, strangely, about nothing	TRIOS
Swim round and round?	REEL
Elms do collapse, but not often	SELDOM
Amount that will suffice for a wise person	DOSAGE
Typically affectionate letter from Hugh	HUG
The punishment I had was swift	RAPID
Be taken in by a letter to all in favour	FALLFOR
It's crusty yet soft, that is	PIE
In Scotland, it may suit the rest of the children	COT
A lime squash for a girl	AMELIA
What have we here but a torn sheet?	THESE
Draw to the left with a bit of a tug	LUG
The quirky part will be somewhat annoying	IRK
Indicate what's badly done by half the team	DENOTE
Big-headed American coach	BUS
Locally fertile source of popular music?	OASIS
Where gladiators fought for a warm-hearted woman	ARENA
We take the French around town	LEWES
Notable possessor of pride?	LION
Refuse permission in suave tones	VETO

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