Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (February 12th 2018) clues of Evening Standard Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 44 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Jack's a bit of a star
An old-fashioned fop
Not being fully up to the task, had a rest
Was he cured?
The writing of letters, for instance
Once more, in religious groups, they're hush-hush
Chosen, though less than delectable
Nominally honest
Roam around having a broken hip, and you need a pain-killer!
Container capable of expansion
Initially English flower (an annual)
They tell people when to be dutiful
Strong development in the west and south
Think aloud?
The master, a college head, is a Scot
Dried an excellent colour
She's short of Bordeaux rouge
Name a countess always has
As held up by a shady individual?
Quartet used in climbs
Don't rush to apportion blame!
Go round to the doctor?
The burden on part of the front axle
Childish place to put food and drink
Goes carefully with wild snakes
Went for!
Goodness, an aristocrat!
The lemonade lady
Great writer, but he makes me snore
Can bat, maybe, and get his blue
Listener with a noted warm heart
Dogs with connections around central Barking!
This pencil's not for writing
Thirty-nine of them could be novel
Sing a Schumann piece
Brief contribution to better service
Dance associated with a low bar
Sandy area around the pole
Has she almost won a husband?
What the empties have been
Initially a hospital for the sick (at Harrow?)
Waterside London thoroughfare
Subject of an article by me
Shut up in a nice way, initially