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
8 Student meant to compose a sad song (6) 9 Father learnt to play – that’s just like him (8) 10 Grating is posted, getting the first free (8) 11 Tempt hospital department with diamonds (6) 12 Bishop to attack a hairstyle (5) 13 Strength of character makes old king object (4) 14 Starts to bring reinforcements into Mexico’s border (4) 16 Air has diameter and dimension (7) 18 Mean to declare time (7) 20 Doesn’t sound like fast food (4) 21 Bound to behold exercise (4) 22 Bird went to church as a consequence (5) 25 Report no deviation in the Channel (6) 27 Follow success with initial defeat, getting helping hand (8) 28 Idiots put limit on some paper (8) 29 Wear down a bard, translating English (6)
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1 Count as a subject under consideration (6) 2 Authorised to run away with one friend (10) 3 Tough stuff getting a bargain, by the sound of it (5) 4 Nouveau riche puts off painting (7) 5 Observant one in organised event after a race (9) 6 Jog out of bistro, tentatively (4) 7 Hearing can be infectious (8) 14 Prickly telegram used as a defence measure (6,4) 15 His cattle are involved in a number of events (9) 17 Story-telling in correspondence (8) 19 Elegy for pie sent on wrong path (7) 23 Is woman able to get some land? (6) 24 I call out for some shade (5) 26 Friend to agree to take top off (4)
ThE PagE’S qUIck cLUES Across
8 Expression of grief (6) 9 Like a father (8) 10 Harsh (8) 11 Lure (6) 12 Woven threads (5) 13 Gravel (4) 14 Upper edge (4) 16 Range (7) 18 Usual amount (7) 20 Blackthorn (4) 21 Long stride (4) 22 From now (5) 25 Narrow passage of water (6) 27 Helpful breeze (8) 28 Paper size (8) 29 Wear away (6)
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1 Particular substance (6) 2 Conforming to the law (10) 3 Alloy (5) 4 Arrogant person (7) 5 Wide awake (9) 6 Horse’s gait (4) 7 Contagious (8) 14 Defence measure (6,4) 15 Track and field events (9) 17 Family member (8) 19 Obituary (7) 23 N American country (6) 24 Eurasian shrub (5) 26 Colleague (4)