SIR LANCELOT AND HIS PAGE

SIR LANCELOT’S CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

8 Submissive medical man spread lie (6)

9 Defence group finds me with tough exterior, safe and sound (8)

10 Graph useful to a baker? (3,5)

11 Sodium forced into people (6)

12 He gets an allowance (5)

13 Bill has time following young lady (4)

14 Conveyance gets round in racket (4)

16 Supervisor in favour of name change (7)

18 Garment for a hot person (7) 20 Tim’s lost in lack of visibility (4)

21 Study the first sign of damage (4)

22 Blame a bit of a tree (5) 25 Trendy father at home, suffering (2,4)

27 Criminal group pulverised rest (8)

28 Imagine barrier getting ready for change (8)

29 Discredit public entertainment at university (4,2)

Down

1 More venerated, usually, than thou (6)

2 Unnerve woman with second performance (10)

3 American tax review takes effect, initially, at noon (5) 4 Con man gets hard result in a different way (7)

5 Pottery won’t break in this part of the city (9) 6 British traitor is a wretch (4) 7 Echo one’s design in scale (8)

14 Mole found in stunning scenery (6,4)

15 Routine performer on top of sink? (3,6)

17 Align a student in one particular direction (8)

19 Willing to pursue result in last few moves (7)

23 Make sure we get to hear a way of paying (6)

24 Flavour is an alternative to energy (5)

26 Maid exchanged with a similar attendant (4)

THE PAGE’S QUICK CLUES

Across

8 Compliant (6)

9 Not injured (8) 10 Circular graph (3,5) 11 Sovereign state (6) 12 Agree to give (5) 13 Financial obligation (4) 14 Sailing vessel (4) 16 Overseer (7) 18 Jumper (7) 20 Condensed vapour (4)

21 Slight hollow (4) 22 Adhere (5) 25 Hurting (2,4) 27 Criminal (8) 28 Reverie while awake (8) 29 Make an appearance (4,2)

Down

1 More sacred (6) 2 Unsettle (10) 3 Southern American (5)

4 Aggressive salesman (7)

5 City district (9)

6 Spoilt child (4)

7 Evoke memories (8) 14 Scenic place (6,4) 15 Noisy performer (3,6) 17 Eastern (8)

19 Final stage in chess (7) 23 Payment method (6) 24 Flavouring (5) 26 Attendant (4)