SIR LANCELOT AND HIS PAGE

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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

8 Important woman joins illegal union (6) 9 Left rust spreading round America, gleaming (8) 10 Copper, around a junction, promises to be wary (8) 11 Press and journalist get smoothed out (6) 12 Reportedly attacked a wrongdoer (5) 13 Wager with a foreign character (4) 14 Starts to invade office, wandering around in a state (4) 16 A cup seen to wither away (7) 18 Table endlessly broken by worker, that’s obvious (7) 20 Husky expedition around an island (4) 21 I return to a small amount (4) 22 Rule in bad conditions, say (5) 25 Stop, thanks to my first fowl (6) 27 See fellow train a baboon (8) 28 Unconventional Scot follows bishop home for a change (8) 29 Curved surface around fossil resin (6)

Down

1 All right to include a large ending (6) 2 Sort a new garden feature outside for connoisseur (10) 3 Next to chap, he’s a poet (5) 4 Belt is adjusted, registered swelling (7) 5 Meet Basil, newly worthy of respect (9) 6 Histrionics about a group (4) 7 Stifles pale bird (4,4) 14 Up for consideration, like a painting? (2,3,5) 15 Shackle letters for protection (5,4) 17 Accept praise and prepare to play a violin (4,1,3) 19 It’s a man, working to get staying power (7) 23 Run out of exhibition hall into kitchen (6) 24 Carry out directions on part of play (5) 26 Weary, without rifle initially being drawn (4)

THE PAGE’S QUICK CLUES

Across

8 Crime of more than one marriage (6) 9 Shiny (8) 10 Careful (8) 11 Pressed (6) 12 Criminal (5) 13 Greek letter (4) 14 US state (4) 16 Wasting away (7) 18 Done openly (7) 20 Hebridean island (4) 21 A jot (4)

22 Rule (5) 25 Small variety of fowl (6) 27 Large West African baboon (8) 28 Nonconformist (8) 29 Arched shape of a road (6)

DOWN

1 Last song (6) 2 Gourmet (10) 3 English poet (5) 4 Bubble on the skin (7)

5 Worthy of great respect (9) 6 Threesome (4) 7 Eurasian water bird (4,4) 14 Eligible (2,3,5) 15 Flexible metal protection (5,4) 17 Acknowledge applause (4,1,3) 19 Endurance (7) 23 Ship’s kitchen (6) 24 Perform (5) 26 Achieved the same score (4)