The Scottish Mail on Sunday

SIR LANCELOT AND HIS PAGE

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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 Deal harshly with attire (7) 5 Label surgeon initially puts on heart (7) 10 Mention location, by the sound of it (4) 11 Old bread distribute­d behind earthwork (10) 12 Evade his new installati­on, it’s tacky (8) 13 Island put out some fish (6) 14 An appealing sort of angle (5) 16 Treating myopia ran into an unhealthy obsession (9) 19 Elizabeth and Harold have rubbish engagement (9) 21 Being out on a drinking bout (5) 23 Human art is in retreat, a statement frequently heard (6) 25 Points to case for a drug (8) 27 Disinclina­tion to solve clue during strange trance (10) 28 Lorry loses run to get food (4) 29 Vet is in spin about shock treatment (7) 30 Basically tear hat into pieces (2,5)

Down

2 Large raid carried out by landowner (5) 3 Tower official is no vegetarian (9) 4 Inevitably involve directions to follow (6) 6 Pose a problem in weight measure (8) 7 ‘Snake and Swan’ by artist (5) 8 Improving feature during chaotic reign (9) 9 Article Terry sent to vital supplier (6) 15 Emperor notes new delivery (9) 17 Old Greek, to realist, is mad (9) 18 Charts lost as I can’t make out body of water (8) 20 Missing sailor ready to take last mission (6) 22 Dave ordered book on arrival (6) 24 Top official in best suit (5) 26 Cleric has six to transport (5)

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