SIR LANCELOT AND HIS PAGE
Every week our gallant knight engages in an amiable joust with his Page. They provide different clues that give the same answers. Sir Lancelot gives the Cryptic Clues and his Page the Quick Clues. Now join them in a game of iSpy for your chance to win £250! Answers next Sunday.
SIR LANCELOT’S CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
9 The start follows excessively sweet message (5) 10 Snack produces an awkward situation (3,6) 11 Form of cover that ruins cane construction (9) 12 Second wife has a politician to overwhelm (5) 13 Jack has energy to befit a priest (6) 14 Begin with law-breaking, being faithful (8) 16 Old French article in grey condition is not that old (7) 18 Savage is in love, wasting time (7) 20 Everyone in a new church is in a relationship (8) 22 Spread bile, initially by voice (6) 25 Style of fighting to finish in knockout (5) 26 Leaning around space, paying attention (9) 28 Again, lots written about a yearning for the past (9) 29 Strike has a good deal of influence (5)
DOWN
1 Starts to eat toast up, in case (4) 2 Opposed to getting a Latin translation (6) 3 Shocking, not having time for a singer (8) 4 Talk about new, repeated phrase (5) 5 In the direction of shelter, I have to be watchful (9) 6 A little bit of code gets left (6) 7 Shell to transport at a fast rate (8) 8 Business rival turning to top crime (10) 13 Bird not using its wings – that’s illegal in America (10) 15 Bare logic somehow produces a mixed creation (9) 17 Hideous quality is single problem in America (8) 19 Richness of clue: ‘Open a different way’ (8) 21 A lesson, unconcerned with right or wrong (6) 23 Journey too much for a supporter of photography (6) 24 Easy to work with school dissertation (5) 27 Get worried about a way out (4)
THE PAGE’S QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
9 Internet posted message (5) 10 Controversial issue (3,6) 11 Indemnity (9) 12 Uncultivated marsh (5) 13 Roman Catholic priest (6) 14 Loyal supporter (8) 16 Less old (7) 18 Brutal (7) 20 Mutually-beneficial union (8) 22 Dairy product (6) 25 Japanese martial art (5) 26 Heeding (9) 28 Wistful reminiscence (9) 29 Heavy blow (5)
DOWN
1 Small ornamental case (4) 2 In contrast to (6) 3 Small bird (8) 4 Repeated slogan (5) 5 Observant (9) 6 Small mouthful (6) 7 Tortoise’s shell (8) 8 Sporting rival (10) 13 Crossing the road unlawfully (10) 15 Eclectic construction (9) 17 Lack of beauty (8) 19 Wealth (8) 21 Without principles (6) 23 Camera stand (6) 24 Treatise (5) 27 Portal (4)
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iSpy winner July 16: Mrs Margaret Hope, of Alnwick, Northumberland. Last week’s answer: 10