BRAINBUSTER
NO 619
ACROSS
1 Return to work (inf ) (4,2,3,4,5) 11 High-ranking member of the military (7) 15 Grain towers (5) 16 Glue it on an envelope (5) 17 Civilian army (7) 18 Draw (chess) (9) 22 Idealistic (7) 23 Wealthier (6) 24 Seas (6) 25 Bought illegal drug (6) 29 Associations (4) 31 Mislaid (4) 33 Modifies (6) 36 Aquatic mammal (5) 38 Take . . . into your own hands (7) 39 Mountain walker (5) 41 Indian rice dish (7) 44 Bent (7) 46 Leg joints (5) 48 Banishment (5) 49 Consequences (9) 53 Chop (off) (3) 54 People driving cars (9) 57 Entirely (Latin) (2,4) 59 Chieftain (Nguni) (6) 61 Groups of relatives (8) 62 Thus (5) 63 Fostered (8) 65 Spot (3) 66 Small mouthful of fluid (3) 68 Diligent (8) 70 To lead (5) 73 Items (8) 76 Impetuous (4) 78 Satisfy (4) 79 Charitable donations (4) 80 Large continent (4) 82 James Bond’s favourite drink (7) 84 Slant (5) 85 Attack (7) 87 Test (4) 88 Corrosive substances (5) 91 Small part (in movie) (5) 93 Round shape formed by a line (4) 94 More idle (6) 96 Formicary (3,4) 97 Without method or decision (6) 99 Pottery oven (4) 100 Finds agreeable (5) 101 Eyeglasses (short) (5) 102 District (4) 103 Vaselike vessels (4) 104 From . . . to riches (4) 105 Line of rotation (4) 107 Re: royalty (5) 111 Stories (5) 114 Fired a gun (4) 116 Clerk licensed to prepare legal documents (6) 117 Boyfriends (7) 118 Respiratory problem (6) 119 Extinct flightless bird (4) 120 Foundation (5) 123 Drain (5) 126 Dull pain (4) 127 Took pleasure in (7) 128 Bait (5) 130 Large flightless bird (7) 131 . . . up (fabricated) (4) 132 At a . . . (uncertain what to do) (4) 133 Soapy water (4) 134 Set aside (4) 135 Reinstated (8) 138 Anaesthetic, eg (5) 139 Arguments (8) 143 Dine (3) 144 Ostrich-like bird (3) 146 Grave (8) 147 Dot (5) 150 Perceived (8) 152 Linger (6) 153 Shake (6) 155 Pleasing (9) 157 Primate (3) 158 Sedimentary rock used as building material (9) 160 Untidy and dirty (5) 162 Metal threads (5) 164 Impose (7) 169 Glitter (7) 172 Supplemented (5) 173 Small fruits (7) 177 Grounds for action (5) 178 Bear witness (6) 181 Gala (4) 182 Tidy (4) 184 A weapon (6) 188 Threefold (6) 189 Lengths of metal links (6) 191 Stun (7) 192 Thistle-like veggie (9) 193 Dreams (7) 194 Boxing character played by Sylvester Stallone (5) 195 Remains in position (5) 198 Stocked (7) 199 Make a compromise (4,7,7)
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1 Explosive devices (5) 2 A stringed instrument (5) 3 Deed (5) 4 Russian emperor (4) 5 Hello (inf ) (2) 6 Voted (7) 7 To such an extent (2) 8 Advantage (5) 9 Agile (6) 10 Tropical disease (7) 11 Artistic composition (4) 12 Fern leaf (5) 13 Tweet (5) 14 Weakest ones of the litter (5) 16 Denomination (4) 19 Lean (4) 20 For fear that (4) 21 Chuck (4) 26 22nd Greek letter (3) 27 Without . . . or reason (5) 28 Spanish title (3) 30 Comfort (4) 32 African antelope (4) 33 Skill (3) 34 Garlic mayonnaise (5) 35 Definite article (3) 37 Italian dessert (8) 40 Mystical (8) 41 Teddy (4) 42 Not emphasised as a syllable (10) 43 Macaroni (5,5) 45 Gossip (inf ) (4) 47 Blackthorn (4) 48 Heroic tale (4) 50 Frog (4) 51 Elevate (5) 52 Momentous (8) 54 Small details (8) 55 Blush (5) 56 Hunt for (4) 58 Burglaries (6) 60 Snuggle (6) 64 Frenziedly destructive (7) 67 Applauded (7) 68 Healer (North America) (6) 69 Technicality (6) 71 Narrate (6) 72 Serviette (6) 74 Discovers (6) 75 Yellowish complexion (6) 77 Petty (5-6) 81 Indigestion (7,4) 83 Informer (Brit slang) (4) 86 Painful (4) 89 Offends (7) 90 Melancholy (7) 91 Wash (7) 92 Blunder (7) 95 Duck (5) 98 Pieces of land (5) 105 Belly (7) 106 Rather . . . than later (6) 107 Shavers (6) 108 Change the course (sailing) (4) 109 Most pleasant (6) 110 Light, creamy dessert (6) 112 Puts (down) (4) 113 Go hungry (6) 114 Strikes (6) 115 Room for operations (7) 121 Precious (8) 122 Vague (3-7) 124 Insects that spread malaria (10) 125 Red fruit (8) 128 Bloodsucking fly (6) 129 I’ve found it! (6) 136 Fill with optimism (5) 137 Distressed (8) 140 Impulsiveness (8) 141 Brown songbirds (5) 142 Combine (4) 145 Reject (a proposal) (4) 148 Offer thanks to a deity (4) 149 Ship hands (4) 151 Geologic angle (4) 154 . . . out (allot) (4) 156 Run away to marry (5) 159 Pastries (5) 161 Retain (printing term) (4) 163 “Understood!” (1,3) 165 Macadamia, eg (3) 166 Curiosity killed this pet (3) 167 Propriety (7) 168 Pope’s residence (7) 170 Vitality (3) 171 Low earth orbit (abbr) (3) 173 Ale (4) 174 Fret (6) 175 About 0,025 m (4) 176 Cloth bag (4) 178 Chief gods of Norse mythology (5) 179 Strike (5) 180 Velvet-like leather (5) 181 Skin (4) 183 Not those (5) 185 Drive forward (5) 186 Past tense of throw (5) 187 Robustly healthy (5) 188 It’s on a wheel (4) 190 Belt indicating rank (4) 196 Towards (2) 197 The (archaic) (2)