We have 42 solutions for the Evening Standard Cryptic Crossword puzzle - published on Wednesday, 8 December 2021.
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1. A little boost for Philip, we hear (6)
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8. After a time, left to take tea, possibly (4)
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11. Critical half-hour for the little man (6)
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16. Being seedy, they may burst into tears! (5)
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17. What the dog does on disturbing a spy (4)
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19. Thanks to the French, we have fiction (5)
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21. Cricketer in the position to be caught by a maiden? (5)
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22. Painter of a human extra-terrestrial! (5)
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23. To be, for instance, a bit of a lover boy (4)
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26. Fly high around the pole, with navigational aid (5)
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31. Not all fowls may be found in barns (4)
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32. The salesman went astray and was scolded (8)
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33. Actors who no longer star, possibly? (6)
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5. Tsar who had to look out for trouble starting (5)
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13. Certainly didn't return for a bit of revenge (5)
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15. Hesitate to be the standard bearer? (5)
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18. Completely circle a Scottish town (5)
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20. Left the fathead out, as permitted (3)
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22. Keen to take mum to the capital of Denmark (3)
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25. Shrubbery or vehicles outside a hotel (6)
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27. Bitingly cold (5)
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30. Predict that the opposition leader may be in bed (4)
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