Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (September 20th 2023) clues of Evening Standard Cryptic crossword.
Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 42 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.
| Garment to pull towards one |
| Absent for a little rest, one turns in |
| A drink we take in |
| To cry like this may seem evil to the Poles |
| Girl's name for a car (Scandinavian?) |
| Lay some mousetraps |
| Lavishes affection on a girl, two ways |
| Cries when a spy is discovered |
| Fooled a failure into holding some hope? |
| Cunning of the French going to the West Indies |
| A duck, but you may see one among the wild deer |
| It's potentially electrifying |
| Twisted rails can be deceptive |
| Bad actor given a clap somewhere in London |
| The boys can name a great king |
| When it comes to the crunch, is edible |
| Soon, one gets ahead |
| Stops a serpent coiling itself around Victor! |
| He doesn't exactly need a permit to live alone |
| New in America, it's a top garment |
| Cutters, initially silent |
| Coward's name |
| Scrapes or scratches, possibly causing bad ears |
| Storehouse or department containing nothing |
| Heavens above! |
| A little smoke is not exactly wise |
| Fishy, perhaps, it's simply full of holes! |
| Boy given the stick? |
| Is flat, but maybe spirited |
| Animals that go on two feet |
| Time for a shower? |
| Passed up again |
| By taking a chance as a matter of luck |
| They'll do nothing hasty when the swine are milling around them |
| Be wrong in giving a growl going to earth |
| A familiar name for our courage |
| Sign of women losing their head |
| Test taken by a swimmer around the end of May |
| Lights taking 50 current amps |
| Trying to get a foot on the bottom of the ladder |
| Feminist sort of party? |
| What a cheque meant, as you'll have realised |