The Scottish Mail on Sunday

SIR LANCELOT’S CRYPTIC CLUES

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Across

1 Attorney must broadcast without son – that’s a fact (5)

4 Taking the trouble to be disturbing (9)

9 Construct part of a clock to show annoyance (4,1,4)

10 Painful swelling, not initially an associatio­n (5)

11 Heartless gal upset lady willingly (6) 12 Hatch design to include second old wife in televised conversati­on (4,4)

14 Hit staff – that’s meant to be funny (9)

15 Irritable friend of Mole’s (5) 17 Developing a flat may be deadly (5) 19 Estate row spread in tandem, for example (3-6)

22 Left one fellow taking answer as written (8)

24 Gold portal in front – that’s sweet (6)

26 Who tells about where one can get a room? (5)

27 Bite Hazel, revolting another girl (9) 28 Sack is small, having dull exterior (9)

29 Professor follows directions, showing conclusion (3,2)

Down

1 A long time after blockage gets compensati­on (7)

2 Accept a role to dissect (4,5) 3 Complaint as Frenchman relaxes around lake (7)

4 Judge gets the bill (4)

5 Fix the speed and get hitched (3,3,4)

6 Sent a quote right around the earth (7)

7 Nationalit­y of woman and husband (5)

8 Group method for means of access (7)

13 Head, after beer, gets bad feeling (10)

16 Document let it reform action (5,4) 17 Stole put in place around church (7)

18 Role played by garland and siren (7)

20 European friend put article in issue (7)

21 Cosmetic hard to include by noon – use sandpaper (7) 23 Diamonds, say, returning with the first emperor (5)

25 Work like a cash register (4)

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