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 Fish upset pug with prickly extremities (5)

4 Unexpectedly lands more fish (3,6)

9 Cuddling me back – invigorating (9)

10 Remove soap from broken siren (5)

11 Injury is hers, in treatment (6)

12 I would return, finding ally so terribly false (8)

14 Put moisture back – that’s harder yet, oddly (9)

15 Draws Californians, say (5)

17 SI unit is distant, notice (5)

19 Ruin cable layout – it’s too far gone (9)

22 Accept a method to get a meal (4-4)

24 Comical, aisle concealing port (6)

26 Happening to be twelve inches (5)

27 French article with square pattern, not examined (9)

28 Hide star before getting protection (9)

29 Defence group dine outside at start of day (5)

Down

1 Musical right for a mechanic (7)

2 Relish working behind bar for literary person (9)

3 Long note included on day when tax becomes due (4-3)

4 Delicate without top track (4)

5 Pursue freedom needed by pet (3,7)

6 Tune and drama getting performance on radio (7)

7 Principally without one being masculine (5)

8 Unnecessary to remove last pins (7)

13 Transport one curate away in parody (10)

16 Statesman moved near banks (9)

17 Fast, running with whip for tycoons (3,4)

18 Doctor act is terribly serious (7)

20 Reared eccentric son, showing the aim of literature (7)

21 Used pea recipe and slowed down (5,2)

23 Heartless family admit being familiar (5)

25 Have a look for small tin (4)