SIR LANCELOT AND HIS PAGE

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SIR LANCELOT’S CRYPTIC CLUES

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.

Across

1 Bile about liberal

defamation (5)

4 Sadly see a bear chew

something to sunbathe in (9)

9 Diagram with everything

on church painting (9)

10 Intends to find

the wherewithal (5)

11 Take no notice of Ringo

playing with energy (6)

12 European graduate getting Dante

translation sent out (8)

14 State air makes headline (4,5)

15 Very small tail broken

off insect (5)

17 Fake coach has to go back (5)

19 New word in some

lingo – weird (9)

22 Affair is a concern (8)

24 Pets reforming alien group (6)

26 Form of lightning

seen on bed (5)

27 Award hero different

part of weapon (9)

28 Fellow in train

organised cover (9)

29 Blade that’s reversible (5)

Down

1 Resolute rule,

starting company (3,4)

2 Steadying crooner

around new canal (9)

3 Author could be clearer (2,5)

4 Describe a miracle

with a smile (4)

5 Use of machines making aunt

aim too randomly (10)

6 Ambiguous item, like rose (7)

7 Glorify old sailor?

Not initially (5)

8 Rise awkwardly, owing

what’s left (7)

13 Sports equipment sent

in to disrupt party (6,4)

16 Instead, it turned out

most refined (9)

17 Mind section about

strange bays (7)

18 Crooner, as in art movement (7) 20 Power an alternative to

genuine conflict (4,3)

21 Entertainer switched

to drama (7)

23 Woman has a right to cut (5)

25 Bishop managed to get

some roughage (4)