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 Once more, go over wild caper (5) 4 Peas tight around Italian dish (9) 9 Far-sighted expert finds opening with credentials (9) 10 Understanding crawler will pursue old king (5) 11 A lesson that’s corrupt (6) 12 Supposed to be a quiet guardian (8) 14 Need me all confused and given a tough coat (9) 15 Costume turned red on ship (5) 17 Look for bugs with a brush (5) 19 Space wasted on animal – it’s his fault (9) 22 Neighbourly aim to send telegram (8) 24 Partner gets sporting chances on river (6) 26 Big look around cold house... (5) 27 ... it gets redesigned by earthly expert (9) 28 Easy to put on weight for fool (9) 29 Category of verb is not relaxed (5)
Down
1 2 Agentas Teach substitutegets cool materialrecipe(7) for 3 sweet Soldier treatnot provided(9) 4 by Discardthe statea feature(7) of the garden (4) 5 Australian, say, on a painted composition (10) 6 Difficult to get a horse drawn (7) 7 Time to reduce ridicule (5) 8 I must improve with exercise and motivation (7) 13 Illumination that’s ostentatious and insubstantial (10) 16 Uncool tie worn to make speech (9) 17 Basic order and directions are a source of irritation (7) 18 Game bird and vegetable – sounds disgusting (7) 20 Make the most of a notable deed (7) 21 Article affected rate of building (7) 23 Religion stirred Lisa to get married (5) 25 Prisoner has one bit of money (4)
THE PAGE’S QUICK CLUES Across
1 Restate main arguments (5) 4 Form of pasta (9) 9 Prudent (9) 10 Grip firmly (5) 11 Without principles (6) 12 Readily seen (8) 14 Covered with hard substance (9) 15 Put clothes on (5) 17 Use a broom (5) 19 Person given the blame (9) 22 Friendly (8) 24 Husband or wife (6) 26 House of snow (5) 27 Specialist in Earth’s structure (9) 28 Foolish or ignorant person (9) 29 Emotionally strained (5)
Down
1 Use instead (7) 2 Type of confectionery (9) 3 Not for public use (7) 4 Small, light building (4) 5 From Australia or New Zealand (10) 6 Careworn (7) 7 Annoy (5) 8 Stimulus (7) 13 Torch (10) 16 Voice production (9) 17 Infectious skin disease (7) 18 Large pheasant (7) 20 Take advantage of (7) 21 Playhouse (7) 23 Religion (5) 25 Monetary disc (4)