SIR LANCELOT AND HIS PAGE
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SIR LANCELOT’S CRYPTIC CLUES
Across
8 Curt composition by church supporter (6)
9 Remaining, rely on part of Paris (4,4)
10 Least sensible, filling new list with fibs (8)
11 Points ruse out in guarantee (6)
12 Join during emergency (5) 13 Eleven parts of the body (4) 14 Combine for a game (4) 16 Choose – redirecting mail is best (7)
18 Consume too much American energy after some deliveries (7)
20 Right residence, not initially in city (4)
21 Rush to find something aimed at board (4)
22 Fighting fellow before party (5)
25 Vigour for every vegetable (6) 27 Suppress importance of drama after getting depressed (8)
28 Water bird in boat, travelling country (8)
29 Cleric has finished with gold (6)
Down
1 Commendation for quiet lift (6)
2 Prison camp – a little thing in cave formation (10) 3 Impudence on either side of the face (5)
4 Suit student with less thin exterior (7)
5 Military assault is derogatory (9)
6 Bird starts to install brood in secret (4)
7 Our omens turned out to be immense (8)
14 Recaps plot about form of delivery (6,4)
15 Pass on best moisturiser (4,5) 17 Please help leaders with single fight in call centre (5,3) 19 Fixing a rug, lad is unhurried (7)
23 Persist at some length as a reptile (6)
24 Cleaned middle of passage, upset (5)
26 Tense, finding father’s temperature (4)
THE PAGE’S QUICK CLUES
Across
8 Medical support (6) 9 Region of Paris (4,4) 10 Most foolish (8) 11 Make certain (6) 12 Come together (5) 13 Limbs (4)
14 Puddle of water (4) 16 Most favourable (7) 18 Excessive application (7) 20 European capital (4) 21 Projectile (4)
22 Japanese martial art (5) 25 Condiment (6) 27 Exaggerate lack of importance (8) 28 African country (8) 29 Clergyman (6)
Down
1 Extol (6) 2 Tapering mineral column (10) 3 Face part (5) 4 Compliment insincerely (7)
5 Insulting (9)
6 Wading bird (4) 7 Huge (8)
14 Branch of delivery system (6,4) 15 Moisturising ointment (4,5) 17 Communication kiosk (5,3)
19 Slow (7)
23 Mythical creature (6) 24 Used a broom (5) 26 Previous time (4)
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