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 Aerodynami­c feature is a giveaway (7) 5 Honour its new unknown size issue (7) 10 Evict unacceptab­le school head inside (4) 11 Cleaner finds hot teapots in pieces (10) 12 A new breed finds space in city (8) 13 Frenchman well upset about nothing being tuneful (6) 14 Stomach has a medium breadth (5) 16 Speed includes late excursion to island in counteratt­ack (9) 19 Catechism turned out to be simplified (9) 21 Rubbish has been the beginning and the end (5) 23 Fades with the Spanish fuel (6) 25 Surprising­ly, can spare a body part (8) 27 Got ear bent in seedy club – not compliment­ary (10) 28 He’s there to help idea develop (4) 29 Come to a standstill for every bung (7) 30 Winding up student with huge solution outside (7)

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2 Investigat­e fruit tree at Beachy Head (5) 3 Pause until deer runs off (9) 4 Encounters energy turning into respect (6) 6 Bishop in a home designed for a free spirit (8) 7 Stole hard-top during breaking of laws (5) 8 Reprisal for London headwear (3,3,3) 9 Union head goes round in spring (6) 15 Designer of building to object to shocking treatment (9) 17 Rains terribly around the back and behind (2,7) 18 Unable to be unsuccessf­ul or collapse onto strongbox (4-4) 20 Diminish one married couple (6) 22 Disclose cover behind internatio­nal group (6) 24 Puddles overturn boat (5) 26 Snake gets more angry, losing head (5)

THE PAGE’S QUICK CLUES Across

1 Informatio­n that may ruin suspense (7) 5 State of being overweight (7) 10 Forcibly remove (4) 11 Dental cleaner (10) 12 Scottish city (8) 13 Pleasantly smooth (6) 14 Complete range (5) 16 Strike back (9) 19 Circuit diagram (9) 21 Squander (5) 23 Type of fuel (6) 25 Large gland (8) 27 Disparagin­g (10) 28 Attendant (4) 29 Plug (7) 30 Shutdown (7)

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2 Measure depth (5) 3 Break (9) 4 Reverence (6) 6 One who acts with disregard for social convention­s (8) 7 Woollen wrap (5) 8 An equivalent given in retaliatio­n (3,3,3) 9 Rebound (6) 15 Building designer (9) 17 Owing rent (2,7) 18 Designed to return to a safe condition in the event of failure (4-4) 20 Weaken (6) 22 Reveal (6) 24 Sailing boat (5) 26 Venomous snake (5)

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