Evening Standard Cryptic, April 17th 2020

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April 17th 2020 Answers

Clue	Solution
What the horse that came second was called?	PLACENAME
Tell us more about how intricate it is?	ELABORATE
It’s food, clot!	CAKE
He sees I get the order for drink I put in	WAITER
Gives a nod, turning, prepared to reverse	DONATES
“Awfully smart” is about all you can hear	FEARFULLY
Suggests it be for money	PROPOUNDS
Scolded when one overindulges, foolishly	CODDLES
“Open a tin” sufficed	CANDID
Jabber in French!	EPEE
Should, after getting them in trouble, I reckoned	METHOUGHT
Cannot go out leaving the child inside – not I	CONSONANT
Pops and tots	NIPS
Do your utmost to get variety	STRAIN
When the dog bounds round in, retreats	SPANIEL
She’s survived to make a comeback in “The Wicked Ladies”	SHEDEVILS
For a start, concocted a lulu of a plan!	STRATAGEM
Complaining about, though it’s for your own protection	RAILING
Made to go back in time, Rex gets the jitters	NERVES
Trip as you turn round	SPIN
“Number Ten, Hugo Turner” is incomplete	NOTENOUGH
Having consulted with, gave to	CONFERRED
Is it not used in general medicine?	SPECIFIC
For pets, it’s anything but progressive	BACKWARDSTEP
The men can be brought back in fetters	MANACLES
A guard for the money? Go on!	SENTRY
Blame one when a bird gets out and a reptile	TERRAPIN
That’s one way to keep the chaps away!	HANDLOTION
Attack in the ring?	ROUNDON
Going on and on about the mad sister being shut up	PERSISTENT
The time soon comes round for him to appear	ANTON
Have a keen interest in, you understand	FOLLOW
Injury that puts an end to the shooting	CUT
Joining in or amusing oneself away from the others	PLAYINGAPART
Like a clot, mixed black in with blue	COBALT
I’m back home right at lunchtime, having soup	MINESTRONE
Managing with difficulty to say one’s leaving	GETTINGOUT
Do study	CON
A sailor’s in the drink	ABSINTHE
The soldier, filled with a terrible anger, is ready	SERGEANT
From the large one made squash: a soft drink	LEMONADE
No less upset when I am brought in with injuries	LESIONS
Are out of, at first	EXIST
Impressed by how one controlled the ball	STRUCK

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