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 £25
SIR LANCELOT’S CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
8 Robber had something prohibited, we hear (6) 9 Rest managed to go by and invade (8) 10 A moister sort of scent spray (8) 11 Youngster to number tools for a start (6) 12 Reportedly have an obligation to use dough (5) 13 Crib a chorale with a composer (4) 14 Sophisticated bird has no knowledge (4) 16 Lovely to get old politician to work out (7) 18 Slip is first seen in manufacture (7) 20 About poem being in secret language (4) 21 Portuguese language has a certain style (4) 22 Fruit drink is a hit (5) 25 A sign, like this clue (6) 27 Story to leave right inside passage (8) 28 Lets carp around like a phantom (8) 29 Surface temperature on Mars, say (6)
DOWN
1 Malicious, now returning with worker (6) 2 First man to have second fruit – it’s a male thing (5,5) 3 Secretly hide ribbon – about time (5) 4 Point learnt about constant (7) 5 Hide crack developing in seat (4,5) 6 Showed contempt during argument (4) 7 Star to enquire about performing rites (8) 14 Criminal after a whip (3,7) 15 Free to use a tiler another way (2,7) 17 Medical instrument too battered to have range (8) 19 Television provider takes father to be efficient (7) 23 Ice cream a bit like a trumpet (6) 24 Poles generated an inclination (5) 26 Poor cage containing a whale (4)
THE PAGE’S QUICK CLUES ACROSS
8 Outlaw (6) 9 Enter without permission (8) 10 Perfume dispenser (8) 11 Young cat (6) 12 Work dough (5) 13 German composer (4) 14 Elegant (4) 16 Calculate (7) 18 Error (7) 20 Cipher (4) 21 Stylishness (4) 22 Strike (5) 25 To the other side of (6) 27 Moral story (8) 28 Ghostly (8) 29 Celestial body (6) DOWN 1 Wilful (6) 2 Feature of the human neck (5,5) 3 Hidden supply (5) 4 Everlasting (7) 5 Folding seat (4,5) 6 Quarrel (4) 7 Text symbol resembling a star (8) 14 Stealthy thief (3,7) 15 Not occupied (2,7) 17 Ear examination instrument (8) 19 Competent (7) 23 Brass instrument (6) 24 Gradient (5) 26 Killer whale (4)