ALAN LEE’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO. 386

Across

1 and 5. Overtake Teddy in approaching track. (7,7) 9 Die gripping one with fervour. (7) 10 Someone roused is hard to

bear. (7) 11 Swap foreign currency for well

known stamp. (9) 12 Hang for many a criminal

act. (5) 13 Big city hideaway is full. (5) 15 Cruel man has no guile. (9) 17 Open, angry and drained. (9) 19 Show indifference. Partially show cover. (5) 22 Offer millions to keep nuclear physicist. (5) 23 Stand behind Bond. (9) 25 Little cash for scratch golfer

from Africa. (7) 26 Doctor thinks about good old gentlemen. (7) 27 He recently let bird go straight up. (7) 28 Employed and pushed. (7)

Down

1 and 17. F… is a serious crime. (7,7) 2 Is left in possession of servant then lost. (7) 3 Wonderful girl? Bishop kept fifty one! (5) 4 Outdoor type has south eastern college near her. (9) 5 and 16. Rockne’s strategy was: “Hoist.” (5,3,6) 6 Don’t cease making up stories. (9) 7 Keep away from one as tardy as that. (7) 8 Good guides to big oil producers. (7) 14 Growth aid is ice between one almond and the shell of another. (9) 16 see 5 down. 17 see 1 down. 18 Pain in the rear? A chest rub won’t help. (7) 20 The cart will move one way in stages. (7) 21 Tried to identify visitor by voice. (7) 23 Windy in August, yet warm. (5) 24 Bar is extended to hold crop up. (5)