The Scottish Mail on Sunday

SIR LANCELOT’S CRYPTIC CLUES

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Across

1 Bracelets for an 80s group (7)

5 She’s in a strange material (7)

10 Following everyone in autumn (4)

11 Amiable gin cocktail is not too fantastic (10) 12 Confines one on goal (8) 13 Lisa’s design gets Virginia to drool (6)

14 Meaningful number about old animal (5)

16 Apt margin arranged for some game (9)

19 Calibrate layout of something very small (9) 21 Fury, having lost front of old car (5)

23 Cancel tickets, including football team (6)

25 Enter rig, somehow showing sign of age (4,4)

27 Our musical performanc­e is remarkable (10)

28 After night, horse becomes an ordeal (4)

29 Terribly sad about present being sticks (7)

30 A couple of Poles in food and flowers (7)

Down

2 Panic that wakes you up (5) 3 Impudence – tsar has time to wander about (9)

4 Obtain legitimate energy first (6)

6 Misery, as organised for diplomat (8)

7 Steeple top, lofty, causes delay (5)

8 Relieve everyone – I’ve tea brewing (9)

9 Get man out with something attractive (6)

15 Currents that make business turn (5,4)

17 Halfwit, upset or amusing (9) 18 Unusual chore – rub booklet (8)

20 I can’t trouble about nothing in director’s call (6)

22 Aspire to run an old empire (6)

24 Ridicule drinks for the audience (5)

26 Winner ventured with bravery (5)

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