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 Diplomacy to lie about being touchy-feely (7) 5 Bill crept off – that is, coming back in (7) 10 Impudent behaviour reported in France, formerly (4) 11 Child takes part in the interval (5,5) 12 Liken his construction to a city (8) 13 Cord in knot from North Europe (6) 14 Obstacle no problem for member of the peerage (5) 16 Scrabble, say, to send gem abroad (5,4) 19 Draw attention to varied set being prepared (9) 21 Drop inferior wine (5) 23 Swear terribly about new response (6) 25 About to get people in a state (8) 27 Sportsman to turn to wearing furs with hesitation (10) 28 Sail around with German lady (4) 29 Sharpen pen to create the best policy (7) 30 Audience member displaying cheek about liberal resistance (7) Down 2 A foundation that is corrupt (5) 3 Firm exercise after bending steel – that brings things closer (9) 4 Feeble book or piece of music (6) 6 Managed to send Terry out, wandering (8) 7 Three put out by an anaesthetic (5) 8 For every chap holding minute fruit (9) 9 At home, enjoy nothing but colour (6) 15 Tempo also not in a composition (9) 17 Flashy-looking, but worthless, ingot? (4,5) 18 Trust sad, mad yet magical feeling (8) 20 It follows trouble for the missus (6) 22 Boxes, note, are in short supply (6) 24 Point to one side of a triangle (5) 26 Children are the matter in question (5)