BRAINBUSTER
NO 690
ACROSS
1 Particular about detail
(5) 3 Phases (6) 7 Vespas (8) 10 Folio (5) 13 Hairstyle (inf ) (2) 14 Similar (5) 15 Will (formal) (5) 16 Orderly (6) 18 Strong drink (6) 20 Reveal (3,2) 22 Be (2) 23 Inactivity (7) 25 Fruit shake (8) 27 Determined (12) 30 Not off (2) 32 Ergo (2) 33 Range of knowledge (3) 34 Agree (3,3,2,3) 36 Hinder (6) 37 Cab (4) 38 Mature (3) 39 Quickly (5) 42 Intimidates (9) 45 Developed (8) 47 Not the longest (8) 50 With reference to
(abbr) (2) 51 Looking for (9) 54 Loyal (9) 56 Informal greeting (2) 57 Make a mistake (4,2) 59 Ignited (3) 60 Indicates origin (2) 61 Enjoying a book (7) 64 Soak up (6) 67 You (poetic) (2) 68 Slender (9) 70 Causeways (5) 72 Sorts (5) 75 Men (4) 77 “Now it’s clear!” (1,3) 78 Helper (9) 81 Six balls in cricket (4) 82 Small publication (7) 84 Transparent flap on a
helmet (5) 85 News magazine (4) 87 Tokyo is its capital (5) 89 Comfort (4) 91 Weep (3) 92 In the front (5) 94 Assaults (7) 96 Electronic message (5) 97 Furtiveness (7) 99 Prepare for an exam (5) 100 Not in (3) 101 Sprints (4) 103 Irritable (5) 104 Female deers (4) 106 Faithful (5) 109 Slope or slant (7) 110 Con (4) 112 Quickly (9) 117 Composition for one (4) 119 Adam and Eve’s garden
(4) 121 Nomadic people of
Kenya (5) 124 Domicile (5) 126 Dishonest (9) 129 Indefinite article (2) 130 Customise (6) 131 Captive (7) 134 16th Greek letter (2) 135 Fluid from a wound (3) 136 Bordering (6) 137 . . .-eyed (large round
eyes) (2) 138 Emergency vessels (9) 141 Having no tense
(grammar) (9) 142 Beryllium (symbol) (2) 144 Rich (4-2-2) 147 Gather (8) 149 Obstruct (9) 151 Zest (5) 152 Member of a religious
order (3) 153 Blue shade (4) 154 Capital of Mozambique
(6) 156 Bracketed phrase (11) 160 Spanish title (3) 162 Americium (symbol) (2) 163 You and I (2) 164 Give a false account
of (12) 165 Completely
preoccupied (8) 169 Attitude (4-3) 171 United States (abbr) (2) 172 Jumps (5) 173 Arrangement (6) 174 Clergyman (6) 176 Rays (5) 177 Informal language (5) 178 At a higher level (2) 179 Soak (5) 180 Suggests (8) 181 Main course (6) 182 Small coin (5)
DOWN
1 Prehistoric remains (7) 2 A clean . . . (new
beginning) (5) 3 Male offspring (3) 4 Citizens of the UAE (5) 5 Consent (3-2) 6 Merriment (5) 7 Discharge (7) 8 Fully extended (9) 9 Begin to . . . the light (3) 11 Support (9) 12 Making a comeback (9) 17 Large female cat (7) 19 Cause to believe (8) 20 More fortunate (7) 21 Abundant source (4) 24 . . . Story (Pixar film) (3) 26 Accolade (7) 28 Towards (2) 29 That is (Latin abbr) (2) 31 Price (4) 35 Supersized (5-5) 37 Bear witness (7) 40 Cheek (8) 41 He came last (5) 43 Correct (7) 44 Not yes (2) 46 Gone bad (3) 48 Unyoke oxen (7) 49 . . . and error (5) 52 Get . . . of (remove) (3) 53 Pasture land (5) 54 In a brazen manner (11) 55 Dash (4) 56 Water pipes (5) 58 Ready (8) 62 “Easy!” (2,5) 63 Grade (abbr) (2) 65 Small red fruits (12) 66 Near (prefix) (2) 67 Opposite of no (3) 69 Part of the eye (4) 71 Grime (4) 73 Chronic (12) 74 Proceed (4) 76 Plead (4) 79 To void (5) 80 Tuvalu (www) (2) 83 Psychopath (7) 86 Sustain (5) 87 Fitting punishment
(4,7) 88 To irritate (5) 90 Pretend (3) 92 After hours (abbr) (2) 93 Bristle-like appendage
(3) 94 Ever (poetic) (2) 95 Elephant teeth (5) 98 Weapon launched
from a submarine (7) 99 Absence of company
(8) 101 Lightly cooked (4) 102 Ooze (4) 105 Elitist (4) 107 Christmas
(old-fashioned) (4) 108 Record (2) 111 Discomfort (10) 113 Because of (5,2) 114 Spiral (5) 115 Tiniest (8) 116 Brown shade (3) 118 Provide (3,2) 120 Loathe (7) 122 Astatine (symbol) (2) 123 Metric unit (4) 125 Exclamation (2) 127 Spin (5) 128 Expression of regret
(7) 132 Large beer cask (3) 133 Happening (5) 139 Type of tree (3) 140 Flammable liquid
used in thinners (7) 142 Cellar (8) 143 Fashionable (inf )
(2) 144 Tilt at . . . (attacking
imaginary enemies) (9) 145 Topography (9) 146 Underground
passageways (7) 148 Occasionally (9) 149 Deadlock (7) 150 Watched with interest
(4) 155 Skill (7) 157 Small branch (4) 158 Female chicken (3) 159 Fulfil a desire (7) 161 Operating room
(abbr) (2) 162 Arsenic (symbol) (2) 166 Team (5) 167 Sudden increase (5) 168 Discourage (5) 170 Mass of frog eggs (5) 173 Gullible person (inf )
(3) 175 Regret (3)