Evening Standard Cryptic, December 22nd 2021

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December 22nd 2021 Answers

Clue	Solution
Tangled with a couple of guys	MATTED
Do its fruits have shells on?	EGGPLANT
Is taking pop out of town	PISA
Sent crazy about a wicked lie	MAILED
So Gary wrecked the old ship	ARGOSY
Much used piece of carpeting?	PET
Makes the engine note musical?	TUNES
A rotten brownish colour	RUST
Sally's love for getting into a fight	FORAY
Skilled man or masterly young fellow	MASON
Fatigued by the rough ride on Tuesday	TIRED
The decentralised forces of the enemies	FOES
His family includes a noted figure	KEVIN
The pointed part of a pine needle	PIN
One fellow, I see, is sarcastic	IRONIC
Writer whose hair style could be any	BUNYAN
Top copy going to Number Ten	APEX
Talks given by an obscure recluse about the outback	LECTURES
Strong dislike of tangled thread	HATRED
Complain because rum's gone up again?	MURMUR
It enables Lottie to clean up!	TOILET
Completely gone	DEAD
An old person's skill in bridge	SPARTAN
The garment being worn has taste!	MACON
Keeps supporters	STAYS
They're heard to be of timely significance	PIPS
Group on TV?	SET
A ropy image?	GUY
Would an ace do so faultlessly?	SERVE
A failure in new roles	LOSER
Farther from base, the coppers are in pure chaos!	UPPER
Much in association with the ruling head	FAR
Aphrodite took him to her heart	ROD
It's the least we can do, little mother!	MINIMUM
An element of procrastination	TIN
If going back home, it's for the best	FINEST
The marble-like substance of some stony cross	ONYX
Transgression and bad character	SINBAD
Dispatches fancy silk around the end of April	KILLS
Say one is in a rugged cove	VOICE
Pupil's pet?	PUP
Severe blow for hard-headed bachelors	BASH

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