SIR LANCELOT'S AND HIS PAGE
SIR LANCELOT'S CRYTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Unpleasant swelling has blood round it (6) 4 Penalties in respect of iron it’s concluded (8) 10 Players, if fleshed out, performing in duet (9,6) 11 Unpleasant chaps have no time for pigs’ feet (7) 12 Excitedly ordains progress to have been made by these (7) 13 Chapter re-written by Cummings detailing where fruit comes from (5,4) 15 Inclination to keep last letter for composer (5) 17 I bray about markings on continental post (2,3) 19 Set about one opening dented tins first (9) 21 Dad introducing old jokes that may be seen at the cinema (7) 22 Clothing for South West consumer (7) 23 Well done on finding lost Congo naturalist (15) 24 Temporarily halts pay outs involving America (8) 25 Ducks out of doctor taking one to see film (6)
DOWN
1 Talk about Proust translation in eating establishment (9) 2 Tendency not to move of train, ie jammed (7) 3 Quick brush up provokes cheers for sure when the Queen enters (9,6) 5 Antique clocks for pensioners (3-6) 6 Professional whose clients are always late (7,8) 7 Syrian crisis takes time for those holding work in office (2-5) 8 Help to submerge the district attorney in drinks (5) 9 Sounds of cats in the yard (4) 14 Passionate again about crazy dieting (9) 16 Articles about criminal riots for philosophers (9) 18 Alan longs for these plants (7) 20 Pictures tar applied to Chinese vessel containing one quarter of rice (7) 21 Kisses muscles by the sound of it (5) 22 Mud the Italian’s found in street (4)
THE PAGE QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Swelling of neck (6) 4 Gives up (8) 10 The Blades in football (9,6) 11 Scoundrels (7) 12 Encroachments (7) 13 Shrub bearing fruit (5,4) 15 Franz ---, composer (5) 17 Par avion (2,3) 19 Start off (9) 21 Cinema snack (7) 22 Jumper (7) 23 Pats on the back (15) 24 Hangs (8) 25 Male ducks (6)
DOWN
1 Bar with good food (9) 2 Opposition to change (7) 3 Educational reminder (9,6) 5 The elderly (3-6) 6 Undertaker (7,8) 7 They hold work to be done (2-5) 8 Drink mixers (5) 9 Makes cat noise (4) 14 Lit again (9) 16 Thinkers, ideologues (9) 18 Plants from the mountains (7) 20 Portraits, landscapes etc. (7) 21 Strikes with beak (5) 22 Sediment in water (4)