SIR LANCELOT AND HIS PAGE

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 Game one would be

mad to lose (7)

5 Sturdy, small buildings (7)

10 Healthy source of water (4)

11 Had kids duplicated (10)

12 Troubled directions after

second deception (8)

13 After performance, I have

to be busy (6)

14 Writing surface for

composing tales (5)

16 Bit celery – chewed

to get fame (9)

19 Shopper turned up, requiring

first and second drink (9)

21 Wife wasted this game (5)

23 Cheeky, losing gold

article – a blade (6)

25 Dull place that’s not

black or white (4,4)

27 I get spoilt rotten, finding

something in my mouth (10)

28 Hide from this last family (4)

29 Loving call after a party (7)

30 Similarity to a record with

any cover (7)

Down

2 Aware of later development (5)

3 Furious about missiles (9)

4 I’ve found it! It’s Greek! (6)

6 Insincere couple

gets confronted (3-5)

7 Frank left nut out behind

front of burrow (5)

8 Drains a set – never

goes wrong (9)

9 Cleaner is a scrounger (6)

15 Starting point for meal

around a home (6,3)

17 Listens during genuine

read-through (9)

18 Sing about article myself

in the country (8)

20 Important not to

start a number (6)

22 For every boy is individual (6)

24 Row about granny’s

first cat (5)

26 They, in general,

include observing (5)