The Scottish Mail on Sunday

SIR LANCELOT AND HIS PAGE

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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 Be at odds with bile

about European (5)

4 Hero cares about fast animal (9)

9 Dye making Colin ache terribly (9) 10 Assign a ring back (5)

11 Consecrate permit –

hard to go first (6)

12 Great deal on land,

making a killing (8)

14 Car accessory worn

round the waist (5,4)

15 Fungus is still, when

incorporat­ed (5)

17 Flit about, hiding

initial decadence (5)

19 Scrawny English friend

taking spies note (9)

22 Vigorous tenor relies

unwisely on son (8)

24 Prophet and journalist

lose temper (3,3)

26 Not standing for

being dishonest (5)

27 Teach a tip about

being uninterest­ed (9)

28 Denies dye was used?

I should say so! (3,6)

29 Point to snakes and insects (5) Down

1 Deity almost returned –

such chaos (7)

2 Pub shout – it covers

no distance (5,4)

3 Perfect example of cooked pie,

as far as I am concerned (7)

4 Sounded discourteo­us,

and felt remorse (4)

5 Pass on one side for security (10) 6 They listen in grass for gossip (7) 7 In apparel, I conceal

keepsake (5)

8 Beg for space to put handle (7)

13 Creepy scab developed in

unreal surroundin­gs (10)

16 Condition air –

thirst developed (9)

17 Chubby friend, in a lethal way (7) 18 Harold gone off to find

some elements (7)

20 Diamonds reveal

entertainm­ent (3,4)

21 Works out tennis score, holding

diamonds and spades (7)

23 Secretive birds

getting protests (5)

25 Crazy about current

employee (4)

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