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 Might pressure be put on debtor? (5) 10 Seasoning on one type of meat (9) 11 Odd vet now upset and rejected (5,4) 12 Foreign character volunteers article first (5) 13 Wife, overturning laugh twice, produces a crying sound (3-3) 14 Bark about third new excuse for a party (8) 16 Stones next to church make a horrible noise (7) 18 Trace of iron? (7) 20 At home, mixed cuisine and tea (8) 22 Identify an index, say (6) 25 Blush when impaled (5) 26 Feeling someone’s collar is eye-catching (9) 28 Former pupil meeting shows passion (9) 29 Selected new depot (5) Down 1 Black marketeer betting on four (4) 2 Exchange activation device (6) 3 Mark off a degree holder (8) 4 Ladle shortly to contain phosphorus (5) 5 A range or other (9) 6 Sent first couple text about group (6) 7 No edible concoction, being indolent (4,4) 8 Celestial object made of ones and zeros (6,4) 13 Chore not flipped for president (10) 15 Mr Chaotic composed using every semitone (9) 17 Judge store differently and replace trees (8) 19 Release energy assignment (8) 21 Callous individual is miserable first (6) 23 Fellow taking one lieutenant to be blameworthy (6) 24 Anterior reservoir right inside (5) 27 Deities leave daughter and son (4)
TO ENTER: Complete the Crossword and count how many times the letter ‘i’ appears in the grid. Then text LANCELOT followed by a space, your answer, name and postcode to 65700, eg LANCELOT 9 John Smith W8 5TT. Texts cost £1 plus your standard network rate. To enter by phone, call 0905 652 2140 and leave your answer and details. Calls cost £1 plus your telephone company’s network access charge. Entries will be accepted until 11.59pm on Friday. See below for terms and conditions. Phone and text Helpline 0330 1000 601. iSpy winner January 24: David Faulkner, of Oldham, Greater Manchester. Last week’s answer: 4