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 Old-fashioned appointment with daughter (5) 4 Island crop provides a sign (9) 9 Frank brewed tea for examinee (9) 10 Indicate purpose (5) 11 Engineers have a couple to fix (6) 12 Hire a bin out in Ireland, formerly (8) 14 Vegetable makes fellow leave (9) 15 Most overtures include a range (5) 17 Minor turn-off, getting singed (5) 19 Means to get gold part for computer (9) 22 Parasite upsets a pet, making Frenchman argue back (8) 24 The endless stream of excitement (6) 26 Food processor poses moral dilemma (5) 27 Fish stew? A tin – wonderful! (9) 28 Short-lived artist isn’t running around hospital department (9) 29 Fear adder moving around (5)

DOWN

1 Code cracked with strange propriety (7) 2 Can first batsman be useful in the kitchen? (3,6) 3 Make a resolution about current form of murder (7) 4 Tear note on regulation (4) 5 Forecast made before speech (10) 6 Influence I am putting on reporters (7) 7 Tear-jerker set in the kitchen (5) 8 Nattier form of fertiliser (7) 13 As good as caught, doctor switched story (10) 16 Like a donkey, transforming into beast (9) 17 City graduate with time for a tub accessory (4,3) 18 Dot’s trembling, internal battle approaching (7) 20 Held axe out when puffed (7) 21 Told to be part of the family (7) 23 Quiet alright, getting novice a dance (5) 25 Lean over on the table (4)