SIR LANCELOT AND HIS PAGE
SIR LANCELOT’S CRYPTIC CLUES Across
1 Critic’s first word about a lot of people (5) 4 Gloomy fashion accessory for a fighter (5,4) 9 Ended badly, getting fellow worker accused (9) 10 Elgar’s new composition is majestic (5) 11 Item of jewellery that may prove fatal (6) 12 Tease the dreadful admirer of beauty (8) 14 Only anise was used, cooked with onions (9) 15 Courage registered, even spread round (5) 17 Mackerel-catcher played parts (5) 19 Favour directors getting somewhere to put crockery (9) 22 In the morning, allow to be easily persuaded (8) 24 Muppet king gets unusual remit (6) 26 Turn, making aviator swap fifty for five (5) 27 Try to conceal that paint has finished (5,4) 28 Desperate to get rid of final first (4-5) 29 Doctor encourages taking note out as deposit (5)
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1 Fish I caught left after one modification (7) 2 Leaving influence? That’s sick (3-6) 3 Enjoyed framing new one sent to jail (7) 4 Bishop managed to get some roughage (4) 5 Heated tray moved in position (2,3,5) 6 Protein family has adjusted rate (7) 7 Good score, for a bird (5) 8 Wild lout gets three notes, becoming solvent (7) 13 Stir awkwardly during escape very early (5,5) 16 Story that’s filmed on the way (4,5) 17 Severely punish the Spanish – that’s very sharp (7) 18 Cooked and drank (7) 20 Fortunate, not so much in bed (7) 21 Confused people seeing odd star formation (7) 23 Rock star lies terribly about victory (5) 25 Money for quiet party comes first (4)
THE PAGE’S QUICK CLUES Across
1 Throng (5) 4 Martial artist (5,4) 9 Person sued in court (9) 10 Royal (5) 11 Necklace (6) 12 Art lover (8) 14 Cooked with onions (9) 15 Impudence (5) 17 Small fish (5) 19 Furniture item (9) 22 Compliant (8) 24 Puppet frog (6) 26 Fulcrum (5) 27 Trivialise (5,4) 28 Desperate (4-5) 29 Sediment (5)
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1 Addition to a will (7) 2 Slightly unwell (3-6) 3 Prison (7) 4 Grain husks (4) 5 Poised (2,3,5) 6 Hair protein (7) 7 Bird of prey (5) 8 Petroleum ingredient (7) 13 Dawn (5,5) 16 Type of film (4,5) 17 Surgeon’s knife (7) 18 Grilled (7) 20 Consecrated (7) 21 Confused people (7) 23 Pop music icon (5) 25 Money, informally (4)