Evening Standard Cryptic Crossword Puzzle Answers on May 2nd 2022

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May 2nd 2022 Answers

Clue	Solution
Irreligious Paganini piece	PAGAN
A pound's a reduced sum for a book	ALBUM
Captured, maybe captivated	TAKEN
Name abbreviated to half length?	LEN
An outing with Juliet, a relative?	JAUNT
Much as you want, its no good to fool stupidly around to the bitter end	LONGFOR
Curses Athos for misspelling	OATHS
He's in jail again	LAG
Trouble the medical officer, just in case	MOLEST
Could Ingrid have made men brag?	BERGMAN
Scene of gripping action aboard ship?	HOLD
Seems a low bit of fun, but it's really high	MOON
Actor's assistant, possibly Welsh	DRESSER
So rest is disturbed in certain shops	STORES
Jack has to sing out, looking amazed	TAR
Simple saint?	SIMON
Are they all named Atkins?	TOMMIES
Being female, a girl gets ten points	VIXEN
Can be found in polar exploration	ARE
Sorceress made out to entrap the heart of men	MEDEA
Are such sports in only one part of the country?	FIELD
Passes are pieces of paper!	SLIPS
Give everybody a share of the pot	ALLOT
Messed things up by putting a bribe on the table first	BUNGLED
If the door's not closed, you can get a drink	AJAR
When to make a start as PM?	ATNOON
South African boys	NATAL
Methinks there's no writing fluid. (Somebody's drunk it?)	METHS
A gin cocktail could make him benign	BEN
Do they exercise their elbows as they run?	JOGGERS
A long distance fare reduced	FAR
Often, oratorios employ one	TENOR
Overcharge for the Newman-Redford film	STING
Moorish battle location?	MARSTON
Game in which men get pushed around	CHESS
Come out in the garden?	BLOOM
There's a dimmer chance that you'll see one in the theatre!	MERMAID
No deal including Northern Ireland	DENIAL
Chap in a smash up	SAM
Fed up with the dire chaos after trouble starts	TIRED
Wanders drunkenly over to the bus terminus	ROVES
Swims for the films	REELS
Briefly, a worker in totem poles	TEMP
Period piece brought back with passion	IRE

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