Evening Standard Cryptic - March 9 2018 Crossword Puzzle Answers

Evening Standard Cryptic Crossword Puzzle Solutions - Mar 9 2018 

Clues	Answers
"Good gracious, dad," I broke in. "It's nearly lunchtime"	MIDDAY
A pink liquid bought at the pharmacy?	ROSEWATER
A time back, too	NOON
After a day and a quarter, some leave	DEPART
After shuts, have a frightening experience	CLOSESHAVE
Allows one is pained by	SUFFERS
Ascertains, when one removes the wrapper?	DISCOVERS
Be better than, at schoolwork?	OUTCLASS
Break in the game	SNAP
By which the fortunate swimmer won the competition?	STROKE OF LUCK
Delivering a rebuke, but going no further	PULLINGUP
Eggs, perhaps, that don't stay intact long	BREAKFAST
Excellent at deciphering codes	CRACKING
Freed again, went off and had a meal	FED
From the waves in the front of the ship, getting sick	BILLOWS
Get to embrace again when you receive and welcome	GREET
Giving nothing away about the failure to lock up?	NONCOMMITTAL
Having gone without one to open up and take a look	GLANCE
Having the right to open up, as a self-employed person	FREELANCE
He maintains he's used to handling animals	KEEPER
Hello! This is a fine state of affairs!	HOW DO YOU DO
How one looks through the cookery book to find drinks?	FLIPS
I had a setback at work, but they're calming	OPIATES
I'm grateful that Henry's on time	THANKS
In trouble from scratch	SCRAPE
It shows a lack of character, in a word	APOSTROPHE
It's my belief there are people in the building	TENEMENT
Manage now to tend to	ADMINISTER
Mix with people of the criminal kind	CONSORT
Mother brought back crackers	MAD
Paid one back for the article	ITEM
Pose as a sportsman	STANCE
Put it down to some characteristic you possess	ATTRIBUTE
Says the fellow is a politician	STATESMAN
Seemed to have been published	APPEARED
Study and try hard when they force one to	CONSTRAIN
The boat train!	WAKE
The girl from downstairs with the bad knee?	HOUSEMAID
The illegal substance, catch one putting into tins	CANNABIS
The ship previously built is coming in for repairs	SOLDERS
The unlikely event of its being sour?	OFFCHANCE
There's inflammation and it's a bit blue	WHITLOW
Think the notice about it seemed funny	AMUSED
We set out at the outset to be most charming	SWEETEST