Evening Standard Cryptic, December 20th 2018

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December 20th 2018 Answers

Clue	Solution
Dad and mum are out of the country	PANAMA
Catch up with the maintenance	OVERHAUL
So Gary wrecked the ship	ARGOSY
Champs said to choose	CHEWS
Pork ones can be unbelievable!	PIES
Haul around in a dance	HULA
Hypocrisy? There's no such word!	CANT
It's often said to be cutting	SAW
Actor in the wars?	STAR
One shot for being pale!	ASHY
A replacement for Venus? Hop it, dear!	APHRODITE
In more ways than one, I appear sensible	WISE
Learner in love, albeit flat on the floor	LINO
Encouragement to no good end?	NOD
Was dishonest and lived heartlessly	LIED
Not a sound from granny!	KNOT
Loving to be cuddled when shown the way	FOND
Gosh, less than wise, these birds!	GEESE
Being definite groups, they're worth having	ASSETS
Held out longer	EXTENDED
Bent on being under canvas?	INTENT
Light to carry	TORCH
Have fun pulling a lever back	REVEL
Not that piece of recent history	THIS
Unlike a fancy woman?	PLAIN
Foolishly sang to horses!	NAGS
Lose many a piece of land in the Hebrides	MISLAY
Keep tearing around endlessly	RETAIN
Demonstrate affection pressingly	HUG
Rugby team showing the way to make a pass	WASPS
Out of jail, having a part to play in the home	PAROLED
One overturned in a race?	CAR
A novel bit of rash expenditure	SHE
All a West End hotel can provide	THELOT
Where it's not bad to get roughly set about?	STOKE
A good lot of help	AID
Fastened up again	DID
Bad news about nothing being right, will not improve	WORSEN
Salad ingredient from Nicosia	COS
In TV, one sees the smaller picture	INSET
A ready rhyme for an ass	NEDDY
Is inclined to have tip-top objectives	TENDS
Treatment for the feet can be fun	FETE
Absents oneself for breaks	GOES

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