Evening Standard Cryptic, December 19th 2022

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December 19th 2022 Answers

Clue	Solution
Passes behind the wicket	SLIPS
Fixed line in a grid, perhaps	RIGID
The boyfriend left when finished	LOVER
Portuguese vessel?	TUG
Nag me about a woman	MEGAN
Chap gets a bribe and does a bad job	BUNGLES
The nasty fellow says “Ah - you are out!”	YAHOO
Tune with a first-class, rousing start	AIR
One of those on and off romances?	SERIAL
Not merely a king penguin	EMPEROR
An engaging thing to do	HIRE
Ike is wrong about the soft hat	KEPI
Sort of weather associable with Monaco?	RAINIER
Definitely shown to wander in extremes of pain	PROVEN
Like sundry sunless days?	DRY
Occasions of selling beer in a large vessel	SALES
Said goodbye to what was viewed as bad	SEENOFF
Located where the tides turn	SITED
The lout seems empty-headed and a bit daft	OAF
Not much to pay for an exotic scent	CENTS
Distribute some of those just rewards	STREW
Wherein high living involves a cheap rent?	ATTIC
Saint opposed to getting a new suit?	VITUS
Important match for the Lions, say	BIGGAME
Is deceptive, albeit not actively?	LIES
Performer of an early edition for the piano	PLAYER
Upon reflection, an aid to location	SONAR
Where to put almonds on the cake?	GENOA
A big one won't pop	GUN
The only chap regarded belittlingly?	MEREMAN
At fifty-one pence, it's an insult!	LIP
His recreation may give him all the lift he needs	HIKER
Possibly golden antique, that is	OLDIE
Was heard to have checked the depth	SOUNDED
They are served in many joints	CHIPS
Flynn acted right heartily in a new role	ERROL
A musical tonic	KEYNOTE
Forbear to upset one's sister	RESIST
It's passion that gives an heiress heart!	IRE
Could a raw beginner at cards possibly win them?	RACES
She contributes to the harvest annually	VESTA
Proposition said to be no honour!	OFFER
House not full?	SEMI
Outboard propeller	OAR

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