SIR LANCELOT’S CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

1 Deity I would put

behind trophy (5)

4 Trousers, as well

as numbers (4,5)

9 New cadet is after trifle

and used pretence (9)

10 Submit letters, capturing

his heart (5)

11 Counts babies no

longer in bed (4,2)

12 Different relation

from the east (8)

14 Rot, mainly, about the

usual state of things (9)

15 Stay worried about

English poet (5)

17 Slender, returning to husband

in high spirits (5)

19 Bond guy smart to be part

of double act (5,4)

22 Charge politician, training

a steed outside (8)

24 IT person getting European

church in bind (6)

26 English – terribly fond – nothing

more to be said (3,2)

27 Unknown backing – that is

to get it’s strange mood (9)

28 Elder once displayed

suggestive quality (9)

29 Returned end of asparagus

– that’s sweet (5)

Down

1 Limits brown spool (7)

2 Decorator dressing

with hesitation (9)

3 Doctor joins a copper and

the French vampire (7)

4 Spread on the head (4)

5 Basic foreign articles,

not being honest (10)

6 Cook taking pope out,

particular in clothing (7)

7 Turn pets out, distressed (5)

8 Pays for benches (7)

13 Common, and

uncommonly cheap (4,1,5)

16 Dismounting, finding

answer illuminating (9)

17 Mother’s sure about rubber (7) 18 Positive dance wasted fuel (7) 20 Comes out east and joins (7)

21 Rider happening

to join queen (7)

23 Attached three notes

by journalist (5)

25 Life-changing portfolio (4)

THE PAGE’S QUICK CLUES Across

1 Roman god

of love (5)

4 Knickerbockers (4,5) 9 Pretended (9)

10 Postulate (5)

11 Accumulates (4,2) 12 Eastern (8)

14 Usual condition (9) 15 Irish poet (5)

17 Merriment (5)

19 Double act

comedian (5,4) 22 Headlong rush (8) 24 Computing

expert (6)

26 Enough said (3,2)

27 Defining spirit (9)

28 Reminiscence (9)

29 Sweet substance (5)

Down

1 Ship’s revolving

cylinder (7)

2 Decorator (9)

3 Bram Stoker

character (7) 4 Meat paste (4)

5 Fundamental (10)

6 Affected dress sense (7) 7 Distressed (5)

8 Colonises (7)

13 Very common (4,1,5)

16 Disembarking (9)

17 Muscle kneader (7)

18 Optimistic (7)

20 Comes out (7)

21 Competitive horse (7)

23 Appended (5)

25 Dossier (4)