The Scottish Mail on Sunday

SIr LaNcELoT aNd hIS PagE

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SIr LaNcELoT’S cryPTIc cLUES Across

1 Cry due to being fat (7) 5 Turn super-excited republican into an unlawful ruler (7) 10 Mother left one a lot of land (4) 11 Composed marital ode that’s not mass-produced (6-4) 12 Feudal land worker takes Henry to be a bird (8) 13 Occupation of space in true style (6) 14 A small receptacle framing a bowl (5) 16 Good time to get new range to backfire (9) 19 A crime involved a negative and a coffee (9) 21 He guides you and me to that woman (5) 23 Suppose a second amount was at back of safe (6) 25 Parliament­arian to credit old Frenchman, in a good way (8) 27 Amazing, taking our claim off to the States (10) 28 Dress goat in a different way (4) 29 A requiremen­t is included for flavouring (7) 30 Draw cart, damaged after a race (7)

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2 Tether to the French tree (5) 3 Officer in prison has a dire problem (9) 4 Catch parent being given new order (6) 6 Point to clock at kick-off (8) 7 Old Italian-style manor (5) 8 Directions – rude – can improve stamina (9) 9 Bishop performs trios at restaurant (6) 15 A key errand – to obtain confession (9) 17 Got up to drink baking ingredient (4,5) 18 He would have clues solved outside timetable (8) 20 Boy returns with a church dish (6) 22 Undergarme­nt is firm – rest is loose (6) 24 Paintings don’t start at some mountains (5) 26 Behold soldier caught in line of reasoning (5) 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.

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