SIR LANCELOT AND HIS PAGE
WIN £250
PLAY ISPY FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN £250! 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 Money for people of high military rank (5) 4 Check booth and set up again (9) 9 Arrived with daughter in prison city (9) 10 Seek to influence in the foyer (5) 11 Implied assistance would follow boiling sun (6) 12 Everyone got obvious signal (3-5) 14 Prise dime off outer layer (9) 15 Famous as a piece of music? (5) 17 Heard note from male singer (5) 19 One lies about second son being quiet (9) 22 Lose control after rear manoeuvre (8) 24 Roman in charge during core operation (6) 26 Last character round to play game (5) 27 Extent promises to be challenging (9) 28 Complaint is trendy, yes, but eccentric (9) 29 Lager ordered for enigmatic composer (5)
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1 Notes origin since (7) 2 Notice expedition to entrance (9) 3 Kindness observed in church (7) 4 Reportedly regretted being discourteous (4) 5 Italicised form is not practical (10) 6 Colin is working in his element (7) 7 Walk to have beer with doctor (5) 8 Went ahead, taking year off, on many levels (7) 13 European friend threw cap in, included free (10) 16 Subject boy to German signature (5,4) 17 Bid a lot, changing daily (7) 18 Stop at the chorus (7) 20 Point to ski-slope with large letter (7) 21 Angel finds track around both poles (7) 23 Plant credit note on ship (5) 25 Honour your leader and comply (4)
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 April 8: John Sapsford, of Lowestoft, Suffolk. Last week’s answer: 5