BRAINBUSTER
NO 706
ACROSS
1 Start too soon (4,3,3) 6 The New York Yankees play this sport (8) 11 Bent (7) 16 Annoyed (5) 17 Come clean (7) 18 Aggrieved (9) 21 Weather conditions (7) 22 Dazed state (6) 23 Requiring immediate action (6) 24 Afternoon rest period (6) 28 Back part of the foot (4) 30 Skin condition (4) 32 Brimless felt caps (6) 35 Back column (5) 37 Fathers (inf ) (7) 38 Hold-up (5) 40 Drawn-out (7) 43 People (7) 45 Clan’s symbol (5) 47 River in Europe (5) 48 Contemporaries at your alma mater (9) 52 Alter . . . (second self ) (3) 53 Pragmatic (9) 56 Flat grassland (6) 58 Re: the ocean (6) 60 Author (8) 61 Speak (5) 62 . . . in the closet (secret) (8) 64 Long propulsion shaft (3) 65 Consume food (3) 67 Supposed (8) 69 Clipped (5) 72 Annoy (8) 75 Drudgery (4) 77 A thought (4) 78 Procure (4) 79 Part of the eye (4) 81 Council to the president (7) 83 Falls (icy precipitation) (5) 84 Function (7) 86 Float (4) 87 V-shaped block of wood (5) 90 Epidermal pore (botany) (5) 92 Bite the . . . that feeds you (4) 93 Exacting (6) 95 Opposed to (7) 96 Underground passage way (6) 98 Guffaw (4) 99 Administers a quantity of medicine (5) 100 Speculate (5) 101 Religious custom (4) 102 Vaselike vessels (4) 103 Region (4) 104 Honey-makers (4) 106 Grottoes (5) 110 Relating to the nose
(5) 113 Sloping floor (4) 115 Submissive (6) 116 High voice (7) 117 Storage space (6) 118 Countess’ husband (4) 119 Inspection of accounts
(5) 122 Strong coffee (5) 125 Musical events (4) 126 All-inclusive (7) 127 Agave plant (5) 129 Ban on trade (7) 130 The . . . Ranger (4) 131 Acclaim (4) 132 Tightly stretched (4) 133 Against (prefix) (4) 134 Report (8) 137 Thin coat of ice (5) 138 First showing of a
movie (8) 142 Long-tailed rodent (3) 143 Tint (3) 145 Unbroken view (8) 146 Remove (5) 149 Indirect (8) 151 Treeless plain (6) 152 Benefit (6) 154 Truce (9) 156 A spherical green seed
(3) 157 Before today (9) 159 Category (5) 161 Prickle (5) 163 Frighten (7) 168 View (7) 171 Alternative (5) 172 Applauded (7) 176 Style (5) 177 Abandon (6) 180 To dirty (4) 181 Lyric poems (4) 183 Cures (6) 187 Capabilities (6) 188 Principle (6) 190 Ornamental ruffle (7) 191 Weaken (9) 192 French island in Indian
Ocean (7) 193 Oaks (5) 194 Remedy (7) 195 On the streets (8) 196 Minors (10)
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1 Playing cards (5) 2 Chopped meat (5) 3 Use Twitter (5) 4 . . ., west, home is best (4) 5 Odd (7) 7 Screen (6) 8 Small tree (6) 9 About four cups (5) 10 Provided food (7) 11 Faction (4) 12 Type of oil (5) 13 Dish (5) 14 Musical compositions for two (5) 15 Fertile (4) 19 Require (4) 20 Cloistered sisters (4) 25 Glaze (a cake) (3) 26 Tokens (5) 27 Embers (3) 29 Comfort (4) 31 Surrender (4) 32 Extra run (cricket) (3) 33 Chances (5) 34 X (3) 36 Royal tombs in Egypt (8) 39 Evident (8) 40 Wrestling hold (4) 41 Apprehension (10) 42 Unclear (10) 44 Not healthy (4) 46 Convene (4) 47 A bit (4) 49 Succulent, eg (4) 50 Smudge (5) 51 Approximate (8) 53 Bathroom (8) 54 Motionless (5) 55 Hammer (4) 57 Small moneybags (6) 59 Amphitheatres (6) 63 Before November (7) 66 Remainder (7) 67 Contestant (6) 68 Changed (text) (6) 70 Airport building (6) 71 Take back to the beginning (tape) (6) 73 Airport parking spots (6) 74 One or the other (6) 76 Figure with 20 faces (11) 80 Awareness (11) 82 Female sheep (4) 85 Liver spread (4) 88 Out of action (7) 89 Serious (7) 90 Celebrity (7) 91 All natural (7) 94 Pertaining to a king (5) 97 Regular (5) 104 Volkswagen models
(7) 105 Figured out (6) 106 Type of cloud (6) 107 Calf’s flesh (4) 108 Strenuous (6) 109 Empty (a building) (6) 111 Ponzi scheme (4) 112 Place (6) 113 Jamaican music (6) 114 Hobby (7) 120 Final (8) 121 In an essential way (10) 123 Beat (10) 124 Genetics (8) 127 Title for a nun (6) 128 Foam (6) 135 Grind down (5) 136 Woodwind instrument
(8) 139 A fraud (8) 140 Salary increase (5) 141 Information (4) 144 Discover (4) 147 Taps lightly (4) 148 A quarrel (4) 150 Performs (4) 153 Anthem (4) 155 Sudden increase (5) 158 Wash out (5) 160 Indian attire (4) 162 Pay attention to (4) 164 Secure (3) 165 Parking area (3) 166 Went to bed (7) 167 Alleviate (7) 169 Domestic animal (3) 170 Choose (3) 172 After (prefix) (4) 173 Claim (6) 174 Dissolved substance (6) 175 Outstanding payments
(4) 177 Postpone (5) 178 Rebuke (5) 179 Series of mountains (5) 180 Lacerate (5) 182 Try to find (4) 184 Circular (5) 185 Strange (5) 186 Ditties (5) 187 Adjusts a clock (4) 189 At liberty (4)