Evening Standard Cryptic Crossword Puzzle Solutions – Mar 2 2018
| Clues | Answers |
| A baggy dress? | TEAGOWN |
| A celebrity on board, right? | STAR |
| A standing charge | PARKING FEE |
| A whole lot, you gather | AMASS |
| Accuse the one that provided the transport | TAXI |
| Act One is in a different vein; languid and lackadaisical | INACTIVE |
| Admission to the course | ENTREE |
| Again, seek to investigate | RESEARCH |
| Better cook the eggs in with the vegetable | BEETROOT |
| Change the directors and the office equipment | SWITCHBOARD |
| Current way of saying “It’s easy” | BREEZE |
| Don’t allow to get fed up | STARVE |
| Either played successfully or scratched | SCORED |
| For a short time, regard as clairvoyance | SECOND SIGHT |
| For the broken leg, will get a doctor in, you bet | GAMBLE |
| Gains the lead from, but it doesn’t last | PASSES |
| Galloping the pinto round the ring from choice | OPTION |
| Get the pair off to bed with fruit | APRICOT |
| Hand back the animal | RAT |
| Having misgivings? That’s rather unlikely | DOUBTFUL |
| In the story, I act as guide | PILOT |
| Increasing when one’s getting into the saddle | MOUNTINGUP |
| Is it the exact counterpart of another in married quarters? | DOUBLEROOM |
| Kerfuffle created by a move | STIR |
| Leaving things to chance on witnessing the event | SEEING WHAT HAPPENS |
| My, the children deserve praise for it! | GOODNESS |
| No, it’s back – round at the depot | STATION |
| People waiting, we’re told, for a signal | CUE |
| Phooey to mum! | TOSH |
| Pyjamas and nightdress? | BEDCLOTHES |
| Reckons they’re very young | TOTS |
| Roughly tear up over half to stuff in the hole | APERTURE |
| She’s anything but worthless! | RUBY |
| Terribly old and sedate, mincing veal | PRIMEVAL |
| That he’s known to you is not any more surprising | NO STRANGER |
| The appeal of tea at the start of the morning | CHARM |
| The encounter is satisfying | MEETING |
| The rest of the sailors | SHORELEAVE |
| Throwing darts at, I figure, is going too far | DRASTIC |
| Translated from French, dear: “Is hard to love” | CHERISH |
| Very dull food? | NOODLES |
| Was in a position to exact satisfaction from | EARNED |
| With the whist cancelled, play golf | DRIVE OFF |
| Would you find about fifty in pubs? | BARRELS |
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