Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (December 22nd 2021) 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.

The marble-like substance of some stony cross
Transgression and bad character
Dispatches fancy silk around the end of April
Say one is in a rugged cove
Pupil's pet?
Severe blow for hard-headed bachelors
Sally's love for getting into a fight
Skilled man or masterly young fellow
Fatigued by the rough ride on Tuesday
The decentralised forces of the enemies
His family includes a noted figure
The pointed part of a pine needle
One fellow, I see, is sarcastic
Writer whose hair style could be any
Top copy going to Number Ten
Talks given by an obscure recluse about the outback
Strong dislike of tangled thread
Complain because rum's gone up again?
It enables Lottie to clean up!
Completely gone
An old person's skill in bridge
The garment being worn has taste!
Keeps supporters
They're heard to be of timely significance
Group on TV?
A ropy image?
Tangled with a couple of guys
Would an ace do so faultlessly?
Do its fruits have shells on?
A failure in new roles
Is taking pop out of town
Farther from base, the coppers are in pure chaos!
Sent crazy about a wicked lie
Much in association with the ruling head
So Gary wrecked the old ship
Aphrodite took him to her heart
Much used piece of carpeting?
It's the least we can do, little mother!
Makes the engine note musical?
An element of procrastination
A rotten brownish colour
If going back home, it's for the best