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

8 Fair assessment about key catholic stuff (6) 9 In home, let tenant have something to eat (8) 10 Next to the road, in passing (2,3,3) 11 Burden with some riding equipment (6) 12 Block vain performance by student (5) 13 Left a mixture of gases at home (4) 14 Dog can be heard at the summit (4) 16 Encourage chief to be an intellectual (7) 18 Meant to work with silver and another colour (7) 20 Ask hoarsely for a file (4) 21 Fake elaboration has to collapse (4) 22 Pass out, showing lack of conviction (5) 25 Informal talk about the French holiday cabin (6) 27 Place that’s repeatedly important for property (8) 28 Frank is not involved in comedy (8) 29 Exercise pole used in race (6)

DOWN

1 Gorge, having that old tin for a start (6) 2 Cleric abhors chip badly cooked (10) 3 School’s first bully left a frown (5) 4 He imitates ape with whip (7) 5 County padre sent to get part of the furnishings (9) 6 Fellow confused, due to prolonged quarrel (4) 7 Begin with breaking law and get committed (8) 14 Pure action carried out as a safeguard (10) 15 Returns to get a convertible in secret (9) 17 Mineral, terribly hip and in great form (8) 19 A tiler wasted a year – that’s not imagined (7) 23 Improvise a sort of pasta (6) 24 Opportunity for school head to manage (5) 26 Used by intelligent baker to make one (4)