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 The convenience of an in-patient? (6)

9 Turn up again to gather fruit (8)

10 Father somehow making a truce break (8)

11 Play on words – his new discipline (6)

12 Fray developed after note, indubitably (2,3)

13 Search for a swimmer (4) 14 Total zero at sport (4)

16 Got up to see a race – dire move (7)

18 Beat tender extremities a little bit (7)

20 Brief return, concealing trouble (4)

21 Blue feathers (4) 22 Leave-taking south of the Pyrenees (5)

25 Beer and pop mixed in city (6)

27 See Kate row about having registered productivity (4,4)

28 Inventor resigned unexpectedly (8)

29 Approval given to company that is producing sweet treat (6)

Down

1 Divulge wager by man (6) 2 Place is organised by first authority (10)

3 Points to unacceptable nose (5)

4 I master new deity (7) 5 County finding a politician quiet rent outside (9)

6 Honest old writer (4) 7 Cooked slab in the morning, in charge of vinegar (8)

14 Excellent evidence, making no noise (10)

15 Top nobleman makes attendance (4,5)

17 Tense film, ‘The stream concealed river’ (8)

19 A wide kitchen – first room is tricky (7)

23 Procure boat layout at home (6)

24 Gown for loud music (5) 26 Container is lacking colour, we hear (4)