Evening Standard Cryptic, August 18th 2017

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August 18th 2017 Answers

Clue	Solution
Root about in the tin for the drawing	CARTOON
They get the flags flying in seconds	RUNNERSUP
She’s got a pail out to trap the rain	APRIL
The fellow I caught entering; the burglar	THIEF
Put a table outside - it’s a very hot day	ROASTER
Does it lie in wait for water birds?	CATFISH
Must a boxer win it to make a name for himself?	TITLE
Turned down, you assume	PUTON
A giant ant is crawling round it	TITAN
Didn’t allow to return to the lair to catch	BANNED
Polish, though it doesn’t sound like Polish	FINISH
It’s for the button at your neck? Excellent!	TOPHOLE
Anyhow, I can’t hold on or hold back	CONTAIN
Misaligns the cue	SIGNAL
Indicates they’re sharp	POINTS
He has a long way to go	MILES
How the word “mad” looks in Morse code?	DOTTY
Wads of bank notes and an expensive car	ROLLS
Bill has a t-title	ACCOUNT
Find it’s a warning	LOOKOUT
Trapping the male cat, don’t play fair	CHEAT
See a purpose to a most unpleasant creature	LOUSE
Rub out “shines” changing it to “polishes”	BURNISHES
Got into a row for having been saucy	DRESSED
In a cage, it’s upset, or put about a bit	PARROT
The horse that’s first back to its compartment	STALLION
Be the last act - and pay for it	FOOTTHEBILL
Discharged and in better health, he’s running a shop	OUTFITTER
So that it will be tidy	INORDER
Can’t finish writing “a most exciting moment in the match”?	BREAKPOINT
Bet it will float	PUNT
Has it brought luck on many a racecourse?	MASCOT
Time is getting on and it’s terribly far away	DISTANT
Bird the child found in the tool shed	WRENCH
You get three to a bottle, but that’s of little importance	TRIVIAL
Fancied just the teeniest bit	THOUGHT
In the first place, the novices’ event is	FORSTARTERS
Fully laden on the way out, when it’s soft and muddy?	HEAVYGOING
Calm when one came to get	COLLECTED
The flavouring also, I understand, permeates it	ANISEED
A seat the sun will rot	SADDLE
And certainly not greatly reduced	MUCHLESS
Seat at the prearranged starting place	SETTEE
“The demo is a nuisance? Nonsense!” you put in	PROTEST
Not accustomed to being on the shelf	UNUSED
Work standing up, therefore, holding it	OPUS

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