Evening Standard Cryptic Crossword Puzzle Answers on December 8th 2021

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December 8th 2021 Answers

Clue	Solution
A little boost for Philip, we hear	FILLIP
Do they look down in the mouth?	EYETEETH
After a time, left to take tea, possibly	LATE
Seem fearfully cold?	SHIVER
Critical half-hour for the little man	URGENT
It's a bit of news to me, chaps!	MEN
Being seedy, they may burst into tears!	TARES
What the dog does on disturbing a spy	YAPS
Thanks to the French, we have fiction	TALES
Cricketer in the position to be caught by a maiden?	COVER
Painter of a human extra-terrestrial!	MANET
To be, for instance, a bit of a lover boy	VERB
Fly high around the pole, with navigational aid	SONAR
The village recidivist?	LAG
With men around, she needs help	MAIDEN
Lighters that need water	BARGES
Not all fowls may be found in barns	OWLS
The salesman went astray and was scolded	REPROVED
Actors who no longer star, possibly?	EXTRAS
Fly round a wood in showy style	FLASHY
They fall annually	LEAVES
Look uncommon?	PEER
Beginner in the world of racing?	STARTER
Tsar who had to look out for trouble starting	PETER
Attempts at pictures	SHOTS
Go slowly, looking tired	LIMP
A number of late nights	TEN
Talk of the town?	GAS
Certainly didn't return for a bit of revenge	NEVER
Hesitate to be the standard bearer?	WAVER
Completely circle a Scottish town	ALLOA
Not up to the high speed	TON
Left the fathead out, as permitted	LET
Like to look after	CAREFOR
Keen to take mum to the capital of Denmark	MAD
Rascal wrong to travel	VARLET
They're subject to poaching	EGGS
Shrubbery or vehicles outside a hotel	BUSHES
Be cleverly hurtful?	SMART
Bitingly cold	NIPPY
Legal help in putting a wall up	LAW
Predict that the opposition leader may be in bed	BODE

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