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

9 Say spread hasn’t started (5) 10 Reserved bun, breaking last bit (9) 11 Articulate aunt and niece combined (9) 12 Girl round to get noose (5) 13 Joke – leg broken by some geese (6) 14 Awful tat aims to take note of marks of shame (8) 16 In a suit, worn in country (7) 18 Virginia and visitor – most unclear (7) 20 Soldier making excellent return after negative disorder (8) 22 Note a new attempt in framework (6) 25 Recesses soon developed around back of sink (5) 26 Old answer, extracting and scrutinising (9) 28 Emu got worried about sick bird (9) 29 City setting new goals (5)

Down

1 From French king to English aristocrat (4) 2 Grunts strangely when suspended (6) 3 Gruff, reckless about spots (8) 4 Painting of them Urals (5) 5 Aim to be unbiased (9) 6 Turn new shoe to remove debris (6) 7 Declare, incorrectly, that young lady is by gallery (8) 8 In a rude way – not angrily, oddly (10) 13 Initiative to rise and leave (3-2-3-2) 15 Art? Get stuffed (9) 17 No Arctic excursion for medicine (8) 19 I laid log out, and flowers (8) 21 Get comfortable at home with the French (6) 23 Sibling, say, back in pain (6) 24 Anaemic snack (5) 27 Opening includes small intake of breath (4)