BRAINBUSTER
ACROSS
1 Start again (2,4,2,3,7,5) 12 Casual trousers (5) 16 Hang loosely (4) 19 Oriental (7) 20 Parched (7) 21 Dismiss (inf ) (4) 23 Descend by rope (6) 24 Horse-drawn vehicle (7) 25 A pair (6) 26 Have a meal (3) 27 Quickly (5) 29 Four less than a dozen (5) 31 Black economic empowerment (abbr) (3) 32 Chaos (5) 33 Lyric poems (4) 34 Antler (4) 35 A freshwater fish (5) 36 Cambodia is on this continent (4) 38 Burrow (4) 40 Decree (3) 41 Hammer (4) 43 Ancient instrument (4) 46 Mumbled (7) 49 Tall grass (4) 50 Blend (4) 51 Soccer official (7) 54 Beer (3) 55 Wires (5) 57 Emergency procedure rehearsal (5) 60 Friends (5) 62 Sprint (3) 63 Expanse of water (4) 64 Short period of sleep (3) 65 Water in a solid state (3) 66 Captured (4) 67 Faint (3) 69 At first (2,5,4) 70 Climbing plant (3) 71 Candid (9) 72 Broadcast (9) 73 Put one’s . . . in (interrupt) (3) 74 Release (9) 75 Mineral aggregate (3) 77 Merry (7) 79 Snuggled (7) 81 Japanese verse with 17 syllables (5) 82 Disgrace (9) 85 Expel (5) 86 Be a go-between (6) 88 Dashing (6) 90 Happily . . . after (4) 93 Pauses with indecision (9) 95 The hind part (4) 97 Proclaim (8) 98 Introduction (8) 99 One of a pair (4) 101 Where monks live (9) 102 Trim (4) 105 Christian festival (6) 106 Latest (6) 108 Remote area (SA) (5) 109 Metal fastener (5,4) 113 Part of a shadow (5) 114 Weapon launched from a submarine (7) 116 Device that produces nuclear energy (7) 118 Possess (3) 119 Wickedness (formal) (9) 121 Insane (3) 122 Appreciation (9) 124 Divergence (9) 126 Text message (abbr) (3) 127 Barbaric (11) 128 Get the . . . (approval) (3) 130 Baby whale (4) 131 Carpet (3) 132 Twitch (3) 134 Flat (4) 135 Trophy (3) 137 Garlic mayonnaise (5) 138 Spring lock (5) 141 Anaesthetic, eg (5) 142 Nocturnal bird (3) 143 Green onion (7) 147 Heavy toxic metal (4) 148 Stroller (short) (4) 149 Forerunner of chemistry (7) 153 Reverberate (4) 155 Centres of interest (4) 156 Sprite (3) 157 Zulu regiment (4) 158 Wheel shaft (4) 160 Theme (5) 161 Sports contest between two countries (4) 163 On (4) 165 Explosive devices (5) 166 By means of (3) 168 Goatlike deity (5) 170 Coniferous tree (5) 172 Range of knowledge (3) 174 Vagrant (6) 175 Juicy, soft fruit (7) 176 More than 10 (6) 178 Inactive (4) 179 Quantities (7) 180 Conversion gadget (7) 181 Measure of medicine (4) 182 Utensil for dessert (5) 183 Be of use to (5,7,2,4,5)
DOWN
1 Festive celebration (4) 2 A light raft (5) 3 Capsize (4,4) 4 Barrier (8) 5 Wild dog (5) 6 Waltzed (6) 7 Diplomatic official (10) 8 Intuitive (10) 9 Shallow trough (6) 10 Outstanding (5) 11 Relocate (8) 13 Wide open (5) 14 Japanese drink (4) 15 Tornado (7) 17 Submits to (5) 18 Deadly (6) 21 Not immediately obvious (6) 22 Distinct (5) 28 Wrote a letter (12) 30 Sporadic (12) 36 Scared (6) 37 Island (4) 39 Decorate (5) 42 Declaim publicly (5) 44 12 months (4) 45 In a regular manner (6) 47 Not true (10) 48 Proof of payment (8) 52 Jamboree (8) 53 Rethink (10) 56 Day on a calender (4) 57 Frocks (7) 58 Celtic language (5) 59 Reduced in height (7) 61 Dull pain (4) 68 Mass of rocks (7) 70 Revere highly (7) 73 Yellow-orange (5) 76 Go in (5) 78 Fake (9) 80 Isidingo (4,5) 83 Weather conditions (7) 84 Flexible (7) 87 Small particles (5) 89 Put to the test (5) 91 Promise (3) 92 Darted (3) 93 The edge of a cloth (3) 94 007 (3) 95 Republic (abbr) (3) 96 Up in the . . . (uncertain) (3) 99 Forbidden (5) 100 Divisions of a game (7) 103 Egg white (7) 104 Large antelope (5) 105 Mercy killing (10) 107 Violent movement of air (10) 109 Inherent capacity (12) 110 Limited (7) 111 Unpleasant and uncouth (7) 112 Establish in advance (12) 115 Precipitation (8) 117 Spice used in Indian cuisine (8) 120 Fool (5) 123 Twofold (4) 125 Prepare text for publishing (4) 126 Safe (6) 129 Deceive (6) 131 Guiding maxim (5) 133 Inexpensive (5) 136 When . . . comes to shove (4) 139 Hall (10) 140 Coffee with milk froth (10) 142 African antelope (4) 144 Recognition (6) 145 Sideways (7) 146 Branch (8) 150 Opera text (8) 151 Drunk (inf ) (8) 152 Disguised (6) 154 . . . in (submitted) (5) 159 Thin marks or wrinkles (5) 162 Wipes clean (6) 164 Series of eight notes (6) 167 Ice house (5) 169 Projecting piece of wood (5) 171 Haggard (5) 173 Bring to mind (5) 174 Bridle parts (4) 177 Require (4)