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 Six, initially, on the French instrument (5) 10 Wise student after answer that’s governmental (9) 11 Not entire arrangement is in keeping (9) 12 British lout struggled – with Popeye? (5) 13 The river removing last bits to do well (6) 14 Following everything, most importantly (5,3) 16 Darling, half our capital is an ancient one (7) 18 During flight, energy may diminish (7) 20 Frame has space and shape (8) 22 Brides running around? Rubbish (6) 25 Left one item of underwear as a sign (5) 26 Take revealing exercise to get thin sauce (6-3) 28 Can, preserved, with time, gets tinged (9) 29 Stride around university – that brings out the detail (5)
Down
1 Declare Vera to be mad (4) 2 Sailor’s headgear (6) 3 Vehicle Ivan moved to large festivity (8) 4 Snap, riled about part of the year (5) 5 Clutch movie – that might cover it (9) 6 His last list is reliable (6) 7 Tenant can opt for broadcast about copper (8) 8 Soon billed about sets of ancestors (10) 13 Cover battle – loch gets ruined (10) 15 Rules once rewritten in pen (9) 17 Courage returned to supporter (8) 19 Environmental travel is a pest (8) 21 Responds concerning parts of theatre (6) 23 Aid construction in strange metal (6) 24 Back with current language (5) 27 Hope elephant has tough skin (4)
THE PAGE’S QUICK CLUES Across
9 Stringed instrument (5) 10 Parliamentary (9) 11 Continued possession (9) 12 Popeye’s rival (5) 13 Flourish (6) 14 Ultimately (5,3) 16 Ancient empire’s capital (7) 18 Reduce (7) 20 Surround (8) 22 Litter (6) 25 Zodiac sign (5) 26 Swim in the nude (6-3) 28 Slightly imbued (9) 29 Magnifying glass (5)
Down
1 Declare (4) 2 Straw hat (6) 3 Festival (8) 4 Month (5)
5 Transparent wrapping (9) 6 Sturdy (6) 7 Resident (8) 8 Pedigrees (10) 13 Dining linen (10) 15 Compound (9) 17 Spine (8) 19 Garden pest (8) 21 Responds (6) 23 Chemical element (6) 24 Asian language (5) 27 Fruit covering (4)