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
1 Graduate only worked around key part of the theatre (7) 5 Dance for youngster to join an attorney (7) 10 Medium tree started resilient (4) 11 Cheap quality of Cheshire, say (10) 12 Drink round after a horse race (8) 13 Desperate desire to live (6) 14 Group of lions making quiet journey (5) 16 Delivering jade by carat – I have a description (9) 19 Show logic and bring about hearing for one (4,5) 21 Almost acquainted with student left on mound (5) 23 The Spanish soap broadcast in city (2,4) 25 Posh Northern Ireland poetry means everything (8) 27 Say once about endless deception being selfish (10) 28 Starting point for a Wimbledon favourite (4) 29 Hesitancy in second person expressing disapproval (7) 30 Quick to get put off and mope about (2-5)
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2 Truth is, a doctor turned, following cricket team (5) 3 Sponge has brim adjusted in university (9) 4 New city layout has a point, a fine point (6) 6 Mixed, when arranged (8) 7 Manipulates diver’s complaint (5) 8 Stud sadly lived the wrong way, in a whirl (4,5) 9 Further, over there, in bed (6) 15 Bring up frivolous show of braking (4,5) 17 Teens seen running in a state (9) 18 Condemn study a little bit (8) 20 Small amount of paper for knight’s attendant (6) 22 Caught copper in joint – a minor setback (6) 24 Tie coats in a new way (5) 26 Follower gives woman record (5)
THE PAGE’S QUICK CLUES Across
1 Theatre tier (7) 5 Brazilian dance (7) 10 Unyielding (4) 11 Sentimentality (10) 12 Almond-flavoured liqueur (8) 13 Dwell (6) 14 Conceit (5) 16 Type of word (9) 19 Display reason (4,5)
21 Small hill (5) 23 City in Texas (2,4) 25 Cosmos (8) 27 Self-interested (10) 28 Plant ovule (4) 29 Stammer (7) 30 At a fast speed (2-5)
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2 Accepted truth (5) 3 University city (9) 4 Subtle detail (6) 6 Various (8)
7 Curves (5) 8 Small whirlwind (4,5) 9 Further than (6) 15 Car lamp (4,5) 17 US state (9) 18 Decry (8) 20 Landowner (6) 22 Spasm of the diaphragm (6) 24 Racecourse (5) 26 Ovine mammal (5)
TO ENTER: Complete the Crossword and count how many times the letter ‘i’ appears in the grid. Then text LANCELOT followed by a space, your answer, name and postcode to 65700, eg LANCELOT 9 John Smith W8 5TT. Texts cost £1 plus your standard network rate. To enter by phone, call 0905 652 2140 and leave your answer and details. Calls cost £1 plus your telephone company’s network access charge. Entries will be accepted until 11.59pm on Friday. See below for terms and conditions. Phone and text Helpline 0330 1000 601. iSpy winner March 1: Kay Dayus, of Warrington, Cheshire. Last week’s answer: 15