Brainteaser 149
ACROSS
1. Much the same 6. Hang limply 10. Runs in neutral 14. Pilot 18. Site for event 19. Tiny 20. Empty spot 21. Ground 22. Large families 23. The other way around, vice ... 24. Waterfall 25. Russian liquor 26. Unadventurous 27. Cancel (marriage) 28. Dismal 30. Channel markers 32. Evening repast 35. Surgical tongs 39. Enter (4,2) 42. Scuffle 46. Unlaced 48. Group of 8 notes 49. Backcomb (hair) 50. Jacket’s silk interior 51. Chance 53. Carbon chunk 55. Shout 57. Embedded (in) 58. Pig 60. Extinguish 61. 500 sheets of paper 63. Power pole 64. Submarine tracker 65. Modules 66. Chatterbox 70. Mishandle (4,2) 73. Thieve 74. High society members 75. Grind (teeth) together 76. Rose to feet 77. Diabolical 78. Affirmative reply 79. Red gem 80. Surrounded by 81. Scornful person 83. Neither ... nor those 85. Bitter (taste) 86. Outmoded (3,3) 88. Four-door cars 91. Rub vigorously 93. Clever 95. Shrub 97. Present 98. Jailbreak 99. School conveyance 100. Steel beam 101. Arranged, ... up 103. Small whirlpool 107. Relieve 109. Long strip 110. Travel smoothly 111. Unscrupulous 112. Consecrate as priest 114. Truck fuel 116. Overwhelm 118. Spring & autumn 121. Northern US state 123. Fiery particle 127. Typo 129. Buddhist fate 131. New Zealanders 133. Actor, ... Kline 136. Sweeping receptacle 137. Woodwind instruments 138. Current (licence) 139. Biblical foes, David & ... 140. Instructor 141. Rent out again 142. Incite (3,2) 143. Curly-haired dogs 144. Belgrade natives 145. Rehear (court case) 146. Scorching
DOWN
2. Just right 3. Headway 4. Israel’s Tel ... 5. Fame 6. Quickly lower head 7. Baton race 8. Has 9. Harass 10. Summon 11. Changed fabric colour 12. Written composition 13. Bridge length 14. Blame 15. Calf meat 16. Report 17. Strangely 28. Double-cross 29. Kgs 30. Lucky numbers game 31. Brutality 33. Smooching 34. Facilitates 36. In contact with 37. Wax pencil 38. Apple skin 40. Landlord’s customers 41. Brawl (5-2) 43. Sullenly rude 44. Public reading 45. Provisions in will 47. Cove 52. Uncivil (3-8) 54. Noblemen 56. Exemplify 58. Beeswax structure 59. Capone henchmen 62. Colleague 67. Smithy block 68. Burp 69. Colossal 70. Partners 71. Rip to pieces 72. Inner-city 82. Barking shrilly 84. Discussion meeting 86. Following orders 87. Measure of loudness 89. Music style, rock ... (3,4) 90. Smears 92. Belief 94. Reviews (ledger) 96. Wants 97. Gallantry medal recipients 102. More boring 104. Beverage 105. Eye lustfully 106. Glimpsed 108. Nearly identical 113. Made fizzy 115. Sooner 117. Seventh planet from
the sun 119. Emerges 120. Dickens novel, ... Twist 122. Cowboy’s friends 124. Disney pooch 125. Cavalry weapon 126. Snow sportsman 128. Frequently 129. Prince William’s wife 130. Lows (of cow) 131. Roadway border 132. Fully satisfy 134. Jittery 135. Not any