ALAN LEE’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO. 350

ACROSS

1 Material desires open one to teachers. (7) 5 Surreptitiously taken and cooked. (7) 9 Evidence of falling out among heads of clans. (3,4) 10 Spirits from this war roam free. (7) 11 Chess player made offer to take right rook. (9) 12 Swift brute reverses crop circles. (5) 13 Reflected symmetry carried awards. (5) 15 I’m most elated in having no beer mug sacrificed. (9) 17 Went with Burns’ John Anderson, where jug was examined. (9) 19 Look to audience for escape route. (5) 22 Dominant male is Scots/Vietnamese leader. (5) 23 Buddy ran into drunk returning plants. (9) 25 Ageless eastern bird with a tall tail. (7) 26 Many are intending causing harm. (7) 27 Ruling bodies in Iraq have chosen a test case. (7) 28 They cause rashes in bed. (7)

DOWN

1 Like many an old town, fit and tough. (7) 2 Pistol body has two parts. (7) 3 A deficiency causes sad cry. (5) 4 and 23 Down. Blended spririt let filly get pre-natal aid. (9,5) 5 Molested family member has relationship formalized. (5) 6 Witless animal climbs under a herb. (9) 7 Expert in molten lead. (7) 8 Leading defence is a string racket. (7) 14 Opened search for eastern college on the Web. Found beachwear. (9) 16 Go between me and mild eccentric. (9) 17 Athlete’s clothing. (7) 18 Grungy relation with a new beginning. (7) 20 Nest without icing ain’t chilling. (7) 21 Quits then changes mind. (7) 23 See 4 Down. 24 Be up in arms about six errors. (5)