SIR LANCELOT AND HIS PAGE

PLAY ISPY FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN £250! WIN £250 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 t

SIR LANCELOT’S CRYPTIC CLUES

Across 1 Stone fireplace takes in mirror image (7) 5 Extend a term in prison (7) 10 Impractical to put diamond’s front at the back (4) 11 Lessening energy gets loose in allotment (10) 12 Tiny tree cultivated for a terribly long time (8) 13 Stop artist returning to the others (6) 14 Express derision at leaving after second course, initially (5) 16 Eco-friendly space for resting actors (5,4) 19 Limit time to perform Evita and hold attention (9) 21 Sped off to get a shovel (5) 23 The German finishes iron on new bit of metalwork (6) 25 Chiming erratically around a part of America (8) 27 Sponsor has been affected by contributing element (10) 28 Raid carried out without water (4) 29 At home, take dull additive as boost (7) 30 Always allow out a youngster (7) Down 2 Respond concerning part of the play (5) 3 Final gain made by a fisherman (3,6) 4 Having drunk port, I would be sluggish (6) 6 Drain shelter to find cheap place to live (3,5) 7 Come in from barren terrain (5) 8 Angry remark caused by puzzle (9) 9 Contestant to settle with Latin queen (6) 15 Fickle person has terribly clean home (9) 17 Agent overdue with one carbon copy (9) 18 Threatening to have finished with group of actors (8) 20 Cat takes to a different plant (6) 22 Mark, at church, is seldom seen (6) 24 Inhabit Germany, in a good way (5) 26 Whisper to a team (5)