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 Broad ultimatum includes grown person (5)
10 Regret having answer, returning my reimbursement (9)
11 Distance to stay standard (9)
12 Husky, say, or another animal (5)
13 Dishonest trader is a Wild West figure (6)
14 Waves, wearing man’s suit (8)
16 Round island, left healthy source of fuel (3,4)
18 Demand a new church with suspicion (7)
20 Clean any stair off (8)
22 Republican group is after firm support (6)
25 A married chap? Capital! (5)
26 Stop leader being a fool (9)
28 Singer is against lot being performed (9)
29 Large part of cathedral starts in the middle (5)
Down
1 Title for tramp’s companion (4)
2 Excavate summit around ancient city (6)
3 Medical instrument is round, to an extent (8)
4 Weak and delicate, making fellow complain (5)
5 Voice of wheel design? (9)
6 Lengthy phenomenon has dash (6)
7 Loud stray upset many a transporter (8)
8 Emphasise cricket match can be a trial (6,4)
13 Oppose repair – he has a short fuse (10)
15 Everything about marble set off warning (5,4)
17 Come down to quarry – that’s explosive (4,4)
19 Criticising engine problem (8)
21 Peg has sprinted back to get occupancy (6)
23 Points to everchanging deviation (6)
24 Party, and not for a contributor (5)
27 Flavouring makes daughter sick (4)
THE PAGE’S QUICK CLUES
Across
9 Grown-up (5)
10 Refund (9)
11 Measuring rod (9)
12 Equine animal (5)
13 Cattleman (6)
14 Large waves (8)
16 Source of fuel (3,4)
18 Suspiciously (7)
20 Hygienic (8)
22 Undergarment (6)
25 Capital of Jordan (5)
26 Idiot (9)
28 Singing voice (9)
29 Belly button (5)
Down
1 Titled woman (4)
2 Dig a tunnel (6)
3 Ear-examining instrument (8)
4 Delicate (5)
5 Mouthpiece (9)
6 Dash (6)
7 Passenger boat operator (8)
8 Check for pressure (6,4)
13 Bad-tempered person (10)
15 Warning device (5,4)
17 Buried explosive (4,4)
19 Banging (8)
21 Term of office (6) 23 Veer (6)
24 Benefactor (5)
27 Herb (4)
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iSpy winner February 20: Ann Mangnall, of Wigan, Greater Manchester. Last week’s answer: 12