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 £250! Answers next Sunday.
SIR LANCELOT’S CRYPTIC CLUES
Across
1 Character that’s part of the Talmud (5) 4 Unusual case about an item of crockery (9) 9 Thinking back about vocation (9) 10 A role on its own (5) 11 Works tactic without fellow in front (6) 12 Get info about a lake and one Jovian moon, say (8) 14 Abandon nest and order me a hovel without a key (5,4) 15 Ancient region starts to notice unrest, being in Africa (5) 17 Visitor formulated correct conclusion, by the sound of it (5) 19 Shouted and hunted out socialist (9) 22 Learnt about getting a kiss as a way of calming down (8) 24 Monster to go back with the others – almost succeeded (6) 26 Note the German control (5) 27 Trained nice moose to make savings (9) 28 Helium, say, and aluminium is basic (9) 29 Glazed, say, and back again by daughter (5)
Down
1 Work swilling rum in side, causing trouble (7) 2 Endorse bravery, following directions (9) 3 A great disruption about liberal, unconfined (2,5) 4 Fishing around below the knee (4) 5 Composing frugal tune is thankless (10) 6 Family member misses initial happiness (7) 7 For a teacher having to give a speech (5) 8 Giant island acquires a queen (7) 13 Europe, say, accepting Guatemala’s first delegation (10) 16 Dull colour returning inside edging (9) 17 Animal makes mistake about endless fire (7) 18 Tire for nothing – there’s no duty involved (3-4) 20 Follow woman to get a flower (3,4) 21 Religious man finds terrible scene inside sink (7) 23 Boy with the French piece of cutlery (5) 25 British fuel is swelling (4)
THE PAGE’S QUICK CLUES Across
1 Greek letter (5) 4 Tableware item (9) 9 Remembering (9) 10 Isolated (5) 11 Artistic body of work (6) 12 Relating to an Italian scientist (8) 14 Move out (5,4) 15 Ancient African region (5) 17 Invited person (5) 19 Roared (9)
22 De-stressing drug (8) 24 Female monster (6) 26 Mixing desk control (5) 27 Be frugal (9) 28 Supernatural entity (9) 29 Encouraged (5)
DOWN
1 Confusion (7) 2 Hearten (9) 3 Free (2,5) 4 Leg part (4)
5 Unappreciative (10) 6 Delight (7) 7 Speak in public (5) 8 Fairy queen (7) 13 Dependent (10) 16 Surrounding (9) 17 Long-necked animal (7) 18 Not incurring duty (3-4) 20 Delicately scented plant (3,4) 21 Go down (7) 23 Large spoon (5) 25 Cook in water (4)