BRAINBUSTER
NO 655
ACROSS
1 An SA magazine (4) 3 Ready (8) 9 Enough (5) 12 Scoreless overs (cricket) (7) 17 Glaze (a cake) (3) 18 Less moist (5) 19 Angry (7) 20 Paper art (7) 22 Less dangerous (5) 23 Purer (7) 24 Folds (6) 27 Title for a nun (6) 28 Deed (5) 29 Lodging (13) 32 Before (5) 33 Part of the eye (6) 35 Milk curdling agent (6) 37 Atos or Mini, eg (3) 38 Very brave (4-7) 41 Muslim festival (short) (3) 43 Plant tissue (5) 44 Obscure (5) 46 Small stone (6) 48 Devoted to a particular area of study (11) 52 Became aware (8) 54 Stories (5) 57 Alleviated (5) 58 Because (5) 59 Addict (4) 61 Roof style (5) 62 Swim (5) 63 A metal (Zn) (4) 64 Heartfelt (4) 65 Faith (5) 66 On a single occasion (4) 67 Crib (6) 70 Coin opening (4) 71 Tube (4) 72 Gone bad (6) 75 Small demon (3) 77 Elementary particles (9) 81 Residue from burnt wood (3) 82 A dry . . . (test) (3) 83 Make a mistake (3) 84 Brownish yellow (5) 85 Flagrant (5) 88 Deceit (5) 90 Dance moves (5) 92 Belt (4) 94 Sportsperson (7) 95 Collateral (4) 96 Seeds (4) 97 Window glass (pl) (5) 98 Exercised power (5) 99 Painful (4) 100 Convene (4) 101 Closest (7) 103 A jaunty rhythm (4) 105 Flat area at a river mouth (5) 106 Instances (5) 108 Hoaxes (5) 110 Cricket grounds (inf) (5) 112 Ostrich-like bird (3) 113 Moray (3) 115 Increase (3) 117 Sequences of words (9) 121 Naturally occurring mineral (3) 123 Paradise (6) 125 Group of actors (4) 126 Gentle golf stroke (4) 128 Feature (6) 130 Warmth (4) 131 Soil component (5) 132 Direction of the sunrise (4) 133 Road tax (4) 134 A sweet (inf ) (5) 135 Aquatic mammal (5) 136 Folio (4) 137 Stringed instrument (5) 139 Sandals, eg (5) 142 Bend (5) 144 Declare (8) 146 Diverted (11) 148 Informant (6) 150 Ingredient in chocolate (5) 151 Three times twenty (5) 153 Look at closely (3) 154 Sadness (11) 156 Saturday (abbr) (3) 157 Enthusiast (6) 160 Periods of 30 or 31 days (6) 163 At the time of (Latin) (5) 164 90 degrees to a horizontal plane (13) 167 Harvests (5) 169 Conceals (6) 170 Whisky, eg (6) 171 Celebrations (7) 175 A defence (law) (5) 176 Tornado (7) 177 Paragraph title (7) 178 Publish (5) 179 Large branch of a tree (3) 180 Be at . . . drawn (hostile) (7) 181 Total (5) 182 Feigns (8) 183 Close (4)
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1 Decrease by (6) 2 One-sided (10) 4 Echo (7) 5 Abstainer (7) 6 Raise the . . . (make noise) (4) 7 CD (4) 8 Dull (8) 9 An immeasurably long time (4) 10 Nanny (4) 11 To test (7) 12 Dampen (7) 13 Defying analysis (11) 14 Very easy (10) 15 Roll of parchment (6) 16 Estates (10) 21 Sleep (4) 25 Plates (6) 26 SA outdoor magazine (2) 27 Unsavoury (6) 30 Threaten (6) 31 Scared (6) 34 Climbing plant (3) 36 Vitamin, eg (8) 37 Coffee with milk froth (10) 39 Rude (8) 40 Green jewels (8) 42 Pledge (8) 45 Monetary unit in Japan (3) 47 Bicycle for two (6) 49 Medical (6) 50 At the time (2) 51 Secondary (6) 53 Admission (6) 55 Matures (4) 56 Young tree (7) 58 Surprised (7) 60 Get . . . of (remove) (3) 63 Animal park (3) 68 Group of islands (11) 69 Periods between birth and death (5) 73 Stage (5) 74 Beyond repair (11) 76 Succeeded (9) 78 Not first (4) 79 Schedule (9) 80 Companion of neither (3) 81 South American mammal (9) 86 Water source in the desert (5) 87 Tibiae (5) 88 Bazaars (5) 89 Main blood vessel (5) 91 Look and . . . (3) 93 Head covering (3) 95 Hairstyling product (3) 96 Seed vessel (3) 100 Nomadic people of Kenya (5) 102 Item of footwear (4) 104 Musical sounds (5) 106 Museum head (7) 107 The day before (3) 109 Small sofas (7) 111 Agreement (10) 114 Many (8) 116 Type of flower (6) 117 Male horse (8) 118 Instructed (6) 119 Queasiness (6) 120 Unblemished (8) 122 Proportions (6) 124 Amigo (3) 125 Type of seafood (8) 127 Sharp taste (4) 129 Weak (SA) (3) 137 One-armed bandit (4,7) 138 Twitch (3) 139 Type of seeds (6) 140 Operating room (abbr) (2) 141 Panoramic (6) 143 Afterthought (10) 145 Vetoing (10) 146 Tomato or tartare, eg (6) 147 Cheerless (6) 149 Reactive (10) 152 Light brown (3) 155 Desserts (8) 158 Beginners (7) 159 Juicy, soft fruit (7) 161 Opening (7) 162 Plodded (7) 163 Person who lacks courage (6) 165 Agenda (4) 166 Higher position (2) 168 More lenient (6) 171 Combine (resources) (4) 172 Dependent on (4) 173 Ocean vessel (4) 174 Ticket price (4)