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

9 Might pressure be put on debtor? (5) 10 Seasoning on one type of meat (9)

11 Odd vet now upset and rejected (5,4) 12 Foreign character volunteers article first (5) 13 Wife, overturnin­g laugh twice, produces a crying sound (3-3)

14 Bark about third new excuse for a party (8) 16 Stones next to church make a horrible noise (7) 18 Trace of iron? (7) 20 At home, mixed cuisine and tea (8)

22 Identify an index, say (6) 25 Blush when impaled (5) 26 Feeling someone’s collar is eye-catching (9) 28 Former pupil meeting shows passion (9) 29 Selected new depot (5)

Down

1 Black marketeer betting on four (4)

2 Exchange activation device (6)

3 Mark off a degree holder (8)

4 Ladle shortly to contain phosphorus (5)

5 A range or other (9)

6 Sent first couple text about group (6)

7 No edible concoction, being indolent (4,4) 8 Celestial object made of ones and zeros (6,4) 13 Chore not flipped for president (10) 15 Mr Chaotic composed using every semitone (9) 17 Judge store differentl­y and replace trees (8) 19 Release energy assignment (8)

21 Callous individual is miserable first (6)

23 Fellow taking one lieutenant to be blameworth­y (6)

24 Anterior reservoir right inside (5)

27 Deities leave daughter and son (4)

ThE PagE’S qUIck cLUES Across

9 Capacity (5)

10 Seasoned sausage (9) 11 Rejected by electors (5,4)

12 Greek letter (5)

13 Electric guitar pedal (3-3)

14 Celebratio­n (8)

16 Piercing cry (7) 18 Chemical substance (7) 20 Drink made from leaves (8)

22 Digit (6)

25 Savaged (5)

26 Conspicuou­s (9) 28 Fixation (9)

29 Chose (5)

Down

1 Dodgy dealer (4) 2 Exchange (6)

3 Pass an exam (8) 4 Cutlery item (5) 5 Italian mountain range (9)

6 Six-piece group (6) 7 Extremely lazy (4,4) 8 System of two suns (6,4) 13 US state (10) 15 Relating to colour (9)

17 Refill with trees (8) 19 Discharge (8)

21 Cruel person (6) 23 Culpable (6) 24 Facade (5)

27 Exalted figures (4)

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