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

9 Heard fish was in location (5) 10 Realistic examination (9) 11 Creep off during appointment to express disapproval (9) 12 Crime is the solution (5) 13 Criticise attempt to find food cupboard (6) 14 Recover dog with no tail (8) 16 Return it and loiter, using sea changes (7) 18 Baby broke nail outside, all things considered (2,5) 20 Fellow pursues work first, and he’s hopeful (8) 22 Uncovering demeanour, having lost direction (6) 25 Cathy travelled in a boat (5) 26 Share beer – that shows logic (9) 28 I have to follow a trite form that’s frequently repeated (9) 29 Wear down queen with poem (5)

Down

1 Betting journalist was rushed (4) 2 Perhaps take place (6) 3 Clever, seeing key Republican in the middle of breakfast (8) 4 Address an audience in second summit (5) 5 Caught song about celebration in restaurant (9) 6 Alien singer is a craftsman (6) 7 Stress I had included crash, say (8) 8 Tire, following travel article to support one’s country (3,3,4) 13 Quiet Roman city used familial name (10) 15 First person heard tune, but had trouble seeing (9) 17 Some houses are impersonal (8) 19 Spilled latte around – be indebted to cloth (3,5) 21 Common, like some building societies (6) 23 Arguing, one after the other (2,1,3) 24 Wimbledon favourite has time to get horse (5) 27 Always in perseverance (4)