SIR LANCELOT’S CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

8 I arrived in Latin church in city (6) 9 Wandering Moor met a fellow resident (8) 10 Cricket teams’ talk of winter pursuit (8) 11 Report gold in Wales (6) 12 He admits being the proprietor (5) 13 Go off course without right support (4) 14 Feature of lunch indeed (4) 16 Led a car around a crater (7) 18 Pen ran out in mass destruction (7) 20 Beam, seeing son and father run (4) 21 Apartment is a long way from exciting (4) 22 Student bile turned out to be defamation (5) 25 Introducing ship to frustrate the plans of reactionary (6) 27 Leaving quiet site, sadly away from the beaten track (3-5) 28 A Catholic clergyman is literal (8) 29 Darren’s off for delivery (6)

Down

1 Feel depressed about large roar (6) 2 Object to lecturer being a theatrical act (4,6) 3 Start being out of the ordinary (5) 4 Destiny brings equipment in for ship (7) 5 Top fashion makes shoddy workman laugh at last (6,3) 6 Old soldiers getting a sign (4) 7 Lowering oneself to chant, having to work (8) 14 Tire client out a little bit (10) 15 Artist and art returned carrying wrong flag for victory (9) 17 Move towards a driveway (8) 19 Bark time, holding single weapon (7) 23 Range of former shelter (6) 24 Tender aristocrat loses head to queen (5) 26 Ignore advance that includes knight (4)

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iSpy winner October 27: Walter Cook, of Burnley, Lancashire. Last week’s answer: 15