The Mail on Sunday

SIR LANCELOT’S CRYPTIC CLUES

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ACROSS

1 Exclusive tile used first (7) 5 Transport lame recipe for soft toffee (7) 10 Attorney finds politician a little on the wet side (4) 11 Group of deputies gets an assignment (10) 12 Soldiers find young child next to railway (8) 13 My clue involved a concert building (6) 14 Fed up, having time to remain (5) 16 Follow diamonds, say, in loose clothing (9) 19 Intended to have sorted out the debtor (9) 21 Courage to get second tree (5) 23 Highly innovative fellow is done working (6) 25 Chivalrous fellow gets clean away a great deal (8) 27 Guitar changes during number are not literal (10) 28 Person who’s knowledgea­ble in Polish (4) 29 Previously found a student prepared (7) 30 Rest lie around being unfruitful (7)

DOWN

2 Gain knowledge of renal layout (5) 3 Noisy entertaine­r carted pan off (3,6) 4 Calm points taken to appointmen­t (6) 6 Very good to get a plant that’s aromatic (8) 7 Act it out just under the roof (5) 8 Developmen­t of ovule into a different form (9) 9 Actor in pearly ensemble (6) 15 Dull situation rated badly by philosophe­r (9) 17 Step round glowing coal for a number of days (9) 18 Guideline that’s hardly out of the ordinary (8) 20 Eric excited about the French cake (6) 22 Come up with vine hybrid by the book (6) 24 Gravy or bechamel? Impudence! (5) 26 No longer liking a large sort of food (5)

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