Brainteaser 148
ACROSS
1. Iguana or monitor 4. Twelve-monthly 7. Inhabitants 10. Warbles, alpine-style 13. Consistent 15. Pushed around 17. 2nd Greek letter 19. Relieved 21. Long narrative 23. London’s main airport 25. Reading disorder 28. 2-edged knife 29. Opera great, Dame ... Melba 30. Cute ... button (2,1) 32. Horses’ restraints 36. ... & bacon roll 37. Carried (gun) 38. Xbox or Wii player 40. Flare 42. Shine (at) 44. Test 45. Slope 46. Indonesian island 47. Bushranger, ... Kelly 49. Type of steak (1-4) 51. Early Mexican 53. Priggish 54. Spurn 55. Performs role 56. Leaning Tower of ... 57. UK city, ... upon Tyne 60. Senior NCOs 65. BA or PhD 66. Amassed stock 68. Special skill 69. Virulent outbreak 71. Mob 72. Youngsters 73. Cling (to) 76. Wane 78. Harms 83. Gobi or Sahara 85. Memphis is there 88. Rascal 90. Game, hide & ... 91. Honest 92. Helen of ... 93. Apollo astronaut HQ 96. River creature 97. Wily tricks 98. That thing’s 99. Rub lightly 100. Haifa native 101. Perjurer 102. If ... walls could talk 103. Very annoyed 105. Actress, ... Hannah 107. Seance board 108. General practitioner 110. Ceremonial staff 114. Japanese currency unit 116. Vein, blood ... 117. Monotony 119. Niftiest 122. Askew 125. Directions 127. Scrounge 130. Blister-like pouch 131. Personal world view 132. Aid 133. Steel support beam 134. Bows to the inevitable 135. Of the Middle Ages 136. Elbow room
DOWN
1. Tossed 2. Shade of blue 3. Wharf workers 4. Bread-raising agent 5. Rage 6. Relaxation routine 7. Hobbling 8. Cremation remains 9. Scorch 10. Yapping 11. Fathers 12. Magic saying, open ...! 14. Fresher 16. Confuse 18. Firming (grip) 20. Satirise, ... up 22. Assigning 23. Was in charge of 24. Tiller 26. Crudely sexy 27. Sea north of Crete 31. Writer, ... Christie 32. Shorter 33. Perfumed burning stick 34. Linger 35. Jumper 36. Passes (legislation) 37. Pitfall 39. Surprise attack 41. Removes (CD) 43. Connective tissue 48. Appear 50. Atop 52. Brown colour 54. Section of drama 58. Ready for bed 59. Weighed down 61. Comedian, ... Izzard 62. Pant 63. Loft 64. More ancient 65. Prolongs (5,3) 67. Debutantes 69. Rice field 70. Agreement 74. Unthinkingly 75. Genderless 77. Redcurrants, etc. 79. Humblest 80. Straddling 81. Decays 82. Undoubtedly 84. Springiness 85. ... of Capricorn 86. Free from deduction 87. Origin 89. Inquisitively 94. Soprano’s solo 95. Norway’s neighbour 98. Pressed 104. Missing without permission 106. Boulder 109. Actor, Laurence ... 111. Capture 112. Small lake 113. Athletic sprints 115. Perpetual 116. Giving undertaking 118. Defy authority 120. Loser’s award, ... prize 121. Summon up (memories) 123. Bawled 124. Wax lyrical about 126. Rushed 128. Yeses 129. Fish-landing pole 130. Relinquish (territory)