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

8 Pound gets something to serve fish in (6)

9 He covers news concerning doorman (8)

10 Remove good girl giving crystal (3,5)

11 Artist moved into allotment (6)

12 Reward agent with time, not diamonds (5)

13 Dandy has left, a failure (4) 14 Swim around river, finding weed (4)

16 Unwelcome revelation seen on back of car (7)

18 Prisoner gets it back after gold sale (7)

20 Bird of sweeter nature (4) 21 Listener and novice peer (4) 22 Quietly stolen old picture (5) 25 Help fool first (6)

27 Cutting edge restrictions, to a point (8)

28 Covering even wrapped around pole backwards (8) 29 Energetically, when no-one’s at home (3,3)

Down

1 Grown-up horse keeps you in France (6)

2 Animal, next to people, shows inactivity (10)

3 The first raid carried out for criminal gang (5)

4 React angrily to part of brush (7)

5 Flash advertisement for part of an engine (5,4)

6 Summons author without hesitation (4)

7 Nice and poor, cooking cheese (8)

14 European clue solved about name for critic (5,5)

15 Leaving wasteland at home, having nothing (9)

17 Nice request – give us a tune (8)

19 Man keeps storage frame in plant (7)

23 The missing husband getting a trophy and some crockery (6)

24 Redirects molten rock north of a military branch (5)

26 Glib example about a wild animal (4)

THE PAGE’S QUICK CLUES Across

8 Pummel (6)

9 Journalist (8) 10 Ornamented transparent material (3,5)

11 Fixed allowance (6) 12 Remunerate (5)

13 Hang loosely (4)

14 Slow, steady supply (4) 16 Plot giveaway (7)

18 Type of sale (7)

20 Seabird (4) 21 Nobleman (4) 22 Camera picture (5) 25 Help (6)

27 Power tool (8) 28 Stationery item (8) 29 Strenuously (3,3)

Down

1 Adult (6) 2 Cessation of flow (10)

3 Chord of three notes (5) 4 Short, stiff hair (7) 5 Combustion engine part (5,4) 6 Subpoena, eg (4) 7 Italian cheese (8)

14 Critic with benevolent motives (5,5) 15 Abandonment (9) 17 Attractive (8)

19 Tall fern (7)

23 Drinking vessel (6) 24 Of one of the armed forces (5)

26 Wild mountain goat (4)

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iSpy winner December 20: Paul Burrett, of Loughton, Essex. Last week’s answer: 10