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
1 Attorney takes sheep to the theatre (5) 4 And dreams pan got broken (9) 9 Extremist develops facial tan (9) 10 Rubbish has been taken to the borders (5) 11 About my smell starting to become familiar (6) 12 Flight nowadays included in stunt (8) 14 Pirate on board? (9) 15 Scope of morning section (5) 17 Arrive on time to see something in the sky (5) 19 Entering a different shade of orange (9) 22 Frenchman is with another to chat about uneven contest (8) 24 Grant tree doesn’t have one (6) 26 Lord of a Belgian city (5) 27 Verify when positive (9) 28 Dry debate about a toy (5,4) 29 Apply force to reporters (5)
Down
1 Amount of shortage if cited incorrectly (7) 2 Made sauna work over and over again (2,7) 3 Deity is a Mister Wrong (7) 4 Marched around a particular building (4) 5 Composer gives friend nastier composition (10) 6 Information on salad? (3,4) 7 Puzzled to be off on a cruise (2,3) 8 Sea set out to be least shallow (7) 13 Hear about very cold start for animal (6,4) 16 Short affair belonging to businessman (9) 17 Animal returned to old court (7) 18 Attempt to include elderly in sad play (7) 20 Got pier rebuilt in vanity project (3,4) 21 Small ropes used as jewellery, say (7) 23 Lay out betting odds at conclusion (5) 25 Mark’s out of mascara (4)
THE PAGE’S QUICK CLUES Across
1 Play for theatre (5) 4 Sign meaning ‘and’ (9) 9 Zealous (9) 10 Expend carelessly (5) 11 Friendly (6) 12 Daring exploit (8) 14 Financial officer (9) 15 Extent (5) 17 Celestial object (5) 19 Citrus fruit (9) 22 Discrepancy (8) 24 Exchange opinions (6) 26 Feudal sovereign (5) 27 Make sure of (9) 28 Soft toy (5,4) 29 Squeeze (5)
Down
1 Shortfall (7) 2 To an annoying degree (2,7) 3 Goddess of the hunt (7) 4 Curved structure (4) 5 Italian Renaissance composer (10) 6 Unprocessed information (3,4) 7 Perplexed (2,3) 8 Most profound (7) 13 North American mammal (6,4) 16 Document container (9) 17 King Arthur’s court (7) 18 Disaster (7) 20 Act of self-importance (3,4) 21 Sail fastenings (7) 23 Use up (5) 25 Wound’s mark (4)