BRAINBUSTER
NO 705
ACROSS
1 Tardy rather than not at all (6,4,4,5) 10 Far-seeing (9) 16 Wander (4) 19 Inactivity (7) 20 System of rules for a language (7) 21 Simple room (4) 23 Ankle injury (6) 24 New beginning (7) 25 Narrow channel (6) 26 Play it by . . . (3) 27 Unrefined (5) 29 Teach (5) 31 Much . . . About Nothing (3) 32 Yellowish-brown (5) 33 Erode (4) 34 Neither good nor bad (2-2) 35 Apprehension (5) 36 Trim (4) 38 Brim (4) 40 Beat (inf ) (3) 41 Domed recess in a church (4) 43 Young lady (4) 46 Use (7) 49 Otherwise (4) 50 Corrosive substance (4) 51 Flourish (7) 54 Beer (3) 55 Chews (5) 57 Sacred song (5) 60 Impostor (5) 62 . . . Hard (movie franchise) (3) 63 Misplace (4) 64 Something curved in shape (3) 65 Glaze (a cake) (3) 66 . . . tide (4) 67 Mournful (3) 69 The ultimate (2,4,5) 70 A pig’s home (3) 71 Tacit (9) 72 Waiter (9) 73 To incise (3) 74 Completely (2,3,4) 75 Music, paintings, eg (3) 77 Adolescent (7) 79 Oriental (7) 81 Search hurriedly (5) 82 Catastrophes (9) 85 Moves in water (5) 86 Automatons (6) 88 Purchased (6) 90 To thine own . . . be true (Shakespeare) (4) 93 Characterisation (9) 95 Heavy ovens (4) 97 Behind the scenes (8) 98 Away from the centre (8) 99 Bargain (4) 101 Encouraging (9) 104 Type of cabbage (4) 107 Geometric measurement (6) 108 Earnest request (6) 110 Wide open (5) 111 Ordinance (9) 115 Table in a Christian church (5) 116 Your mom’s mom (7) 118 Wicked (7) 120 More than meets the . . . (3) 121 Travelling (2,7) 123 Insane (3) 124 Dwellers (9) 126 Fabricated (7,2) 128 Fluid from a wound (3) 129 Limitless (11) 130 Twitch (3) 132 Disappear (4) 133 . . . the light (understand) (3) 134 Consume food (3) 136 Lines of seats (4) 137 A sign of assent (3) 139 Looking for support (5) 140 Hex (5) 143 Medicate (5) 144 Large beer cask (3) 145 Roads (7) 149 Give out (4) 150 Entity of a whole (4) 151 Chilly (3-4) 155 Bow (4) 157 Bank (4) 158 Spanish title (3) 159 Commotion (2-2) 160 Slimy fish (4) 162 Make laugh (5) 163 Sportsperson from New Zealand (4) 165 Combustible black rock (4) 167 Chivalrous (5) 168 Male offspring (3) 170 Strange (5) 172 Sans . . . (typeface) (5) 174 Groove (3) 176 Refresh (4,2) 177 Particulars (7) 178 Began (6) 180 Aims (4) 181 Ape, eg (7) 182 Reduced to an average (7) 183 Acute (4) 184 Was on both sides of (9) 185 Not get involved (5,2,3,9)
DOWN
1 Blocks (4) 2 Jewelled headdress (5) 3 Precipitation (8) 4 Organisations (8) 5 Bonus (5) 6 Harsh in tone (6) 7 Myriad (10) 8 Petite (5,5) (5-5) 9 Octets (6) 11 Cue (8) 12 Chasing parties (8) 13 Fools rush in where angels fear to . . . (5) 14 Young male horse (4) 15 Information (4) 17 La Bohème, eg (5) 18 Bazaar (6) 21 Crib (6) 22 Felines (5) 28 Fragrant (5-7) 30 Street (4) 36 Heathens (6) 37 Impolite (4) 39 Fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (5) 42 Bender (5) 44 Having little rain (4) 45 Just (6) 47 In trouble (2,3,5) 48 Fool (8) 52 Military weapons (8) 53 Set in direct opposition (3,7) 56 Sea eagle (literary) (4) 57 Tastes (7) 58 Passage (5) 59 Discomfort (7) 60 . . . of the Caribbean (movie title) (7) 61 Go away (imperative) (4) 68 Obedient (7) 70 Remaining (7) 73 Wine stoppers (5) 76 Exams (5) 78 Lured (9) 80 Temporary (5,4) 83 Small social insect (3) 84 Brew (3) 87 Sink (5) 89 Critical (5) 91 Period of time (3) 92 Enemy (3) 93 Vitality (3) 94 Large branch of a tree (3) 95 Request (3) 96 Afflict (3) 99 Close . . . (narrow escape) (5) 100 Rulers (7) 102 Title for a married female (3) 103 . . . and feather (punish someone) (3) 105 Effort (7) 106 Slipped up (5) 107 Lawmaker (10) 109 Patronise (4,4,2) 111 Patterned fabric (7) 112 Admissions (7) 113 Place in position (7) 114 Casual conversation (6-6) 117 Group of spectators (8) 119 Witty exchange (8) 122 With the same qualities (5) 125 Fastened (4) 127 The hind part (4) 128 Party decoration filled with sweets (6) 131 Boats (6) 133 Hearing, eg (5) 135 Half-hearted (5) 138 Plate (4) 141 Forecast (10) 142 Start energetically (6,4) 144 Rising and falling of the sea (4) 146 “Much obliged!” (6) 147 Furnished (8) 148 Tract (8) 149 Embankment (4) 152 Paper thrown over newlyweds (8) 153 A lot (inf ) (8) 154 Ogled (6) 156 Has stood up (5) 161 Not now (5) 164 Behind on bills (2,4) 166 Affirm (6) 169 Command (5) 171 Tehran is its capital (4) 173 Stir up (5) 175 . . . Buildings (attraction in Pretoria) (5) 176 Fasteners (4) 179 Lairs (4)