SIr LaNcELoT aNd hIS PagE

SIR LaNcELoT’S CRYPTIC CLUES Across

9 Presenter has one way of bringing things up (5) 10 Opt to change illustrator – that’s best (3-6) 11 Rep tore up offer from claimant (9) 12 Quite sufficient to have a beer with a politician (5) 13 Traces out a small wheel (6) 14 Made a great effort to give a tune notes (8) 16 Uniform of a member of the armed forces (7) 18 Gold trees’ distribution is very strict (7) 20 Incensed at unacceptable, bad grade (8) 22 Threats to wear certain style around university (6) 25 Piece of meat has Frenchman eat noisily (5) 26 Yet another speed is not nearly as good (5-4) 28 Old person gets writer in sore trouble (9) 29 Wife gets some assistance from youngster (5)

Down

1 Small, fashionable sort of conveyance (4) 2 Baharat initially adds new spice and muscle (6) 3 Point to leather work that’s exquisite (8) 4 Closely examine a place of work (5) 5 Song relating to the human soul (9) 6 A drama about a battle formation (6) 7 Once wept about having only a trivial sum (8) 8 Transport-finder not quite so solitary (10) 13 Ape follows diamond, say, or something very similar (6,4) 15 Great in an alternative country (9) 17 Start to obtain progress (3,5) 19 Thuds now develop into temporary closure (8) 21 Domestic attached to the French couple (2,4) 23 That’s hard, being terribly mean to the Spanish (6) 24 Politician gives artist a sign (5) 27 Notice European secret agent (4)

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