BRAINBUSTER
NO 724
ACROSS
1 Without stopping to think (2,3,4,2,3,6) 11 Displace (8) 15 Artistic composition (4) 18 Buck (3,4) 19 Envisage (7) 20 Starchy cereal used in puddings (4) 22 Fable (6) 23 Securing with a hammer (7) 24 Looked for (6) 25 Definite article (3) 26 Adjust (5) 28 Agitated (5) 30 Astrology sign (3) 31 Recovery clinic (short) (5) 32 Gown (4) 33 Slightly open (4) 34 To void (5) 35 Blackthorn (4) 37 Dwell (4) 39 How I . . . Your Mother ( TV series) (3) 40 Illustrations in an atlas (4) 42 Consumes (4) 45 Took in as one’s own child (7) 48 Jab (4) 49 Repulsive (inf ) (4) 50 Winter and summer, eg (7) 53 Wound fluid (3) 54 Breakfast, lunch and dinner (5) 56 Shocks (5) 59 Chubby (5) 61 Beer (3) 62 Fever (4) 63 Piece of land with fixed boundaries (3) 64 Baton (3) 65 Posterior (4) 66 Centre of a storm (3) 68 Punishment (11) 69 . . . a trade (conduct) (3) 70 Proprietor (9) 71 Make merry (9) 72 Enemy (3) 73 Get situated (9) 74 Twitch (3) 76 Figures representing a scene (7) 78 Lived (7) 80 Subside (5) 81 Skim (a text) (5-4) 84 Banish (5) 85 Dashing (6) 87 Displease (6) 89 Rests on a chair (4) 92 Fusion (9) 94 Footwear (4) 96 Revoke (8) 97 Oatmeal, eg (8) 98 Falling flakes (4) 100 District (9) 103 Divider in a home (4) 106 Coin money (6) 107 Flop (6) 109 Be troublesome (3,2) 110 Secrets (9) 114 Fanatic (5) 115 Extract (7) 117 Tallest (7) 119 As well (3) 120 Obtain something (5,4) 122 Observe (3) 123 At the scene (2,3,4) 125 Position (9) 127 Ventilate (3) 128 A dislike of humankind (11) 129 Weep (3) 131 Reflection of sound (4) 132 Fountain, eg (3) 133 Anger (3) 135 Petty quarrel (inf ) (4) 136 Priestly garb (3) 138 Informal language (5) 139 Itemised records (5) 142 At no time (5) 143 . . . constrictor (3) 144 Remainder (7) 148 Door fastener (4) 149 Purple fruit (4) 150 Relative (7) 154 The distance between two points (4) 156 Quarry (4) 157 Feel sorrow (3) 158 So be it (prayer) (4) 159 Couldn’t care . . . (4) 161 Profundity (5) 162 Tempo (4) 164 Borehole (4) 166 Supernatural creature (5) 167 Ostrich-like bird (3) 169 Shine (5) 171 Fill with optimism (5) 173 Frost (3) 175 Found in oysters (6) 176 Sweltering (7) 177 There is (contr) (6) 179 One a single occasion (4) 180 Bill (7) 181 Having rays or tentacles (7) 182 . . . and pepper (4) 183 Wasteful (8) 184 Share ideas to solve a problem (3,4,5,8)
DOWN
1 Worshipped object (4) 2 Resilient (5) 3 Suffering (8) 4 Open to suggestion (8) 5 La Bohème, eg (5) 6 Call upon (4,2) 7 Commotion (10) 8 Binding contract (10) 9 Mystery (6) 10 Mark . . . (author of Tom Sawyer) (5) 11 Piece of luggage (8) 12 Gifts (8) 13 Traditional saying (5) 14 Horse’s gait (4) 16 Part of the corolla (5) 17 Fume (3,3) 20 Morose (6) 21 Spirit (5) 27 Ridiculous (12) 29 Military force (4) 35 Limber (6) 36 Breakfast option (4) 38 Most suitable (5) 41 Impostor (5) 43 Large continent (4) 44 Freedom from danger (6) 46 Came into being (10) 47 Situation that can get dangerous (4,4) 51 A-B-C (8) 52 Generous (4-6) 55 Traditional knowledge (4) 56 Help (7) 57 Not rural (5) 58 Place (7) 59 Go ahead (7) 60 The . . . Ranger (4) 67 Chic (7) 69 Easily annoyed (7) 72 Moves (wings) (5) 75 Pancake (5) 77 Height (9) 79 Telling (9) 82 . . . your heart out (3) 83 Type of grain (3) 86 Put to the test (5) 88 Ways out (5) 90 Countryside hotel (3) 91 Serrated tool (3) 92 Part of a tennis game (3) 93 Secret agent (3) 94 Stitch (3) 95 Nocturnal bird (3) 98 Clever (5) 99 Open-air (7) 101 Groove (3) 102 Liquid distilled from coal (3) 104 Creatives (7) 105 To bequeath (5) 106 Glasses (10) 108 Beat (10) 110 Thawing (7) 111 Depart (3,4) 112 Entrails (7) 113 Retail centres (8,4) 116 Narrowed (blood vessels) (8) 118 Particle in an atom (8) 121 Dislikes (5) 124 Portent (4) 126 Ancient instrument (4) 127 Calculating device (6) 130 Harmless ammo (6) 132 Folio (5) 134 Summon (5) 137 Strong, cold wind (4) 140 Concert master (10) 141 Tool for an author (10) 143 Close to the . . . (accurate) (4) 145 Tolerate (6) 146 Majestic (8) 147 Sudden disturbance (8) 148 Publicity (4) 151 World Wide Web (8) 152 Fielding position (cricket) (5,3) 153 Partners (6) 155 Groom (5) 160 Iron alloy (5) 163 Even though (6) 165 Clergy member (6) 168 Large-scale (5) 170 Crunchy (5) 172 Starred in (5) 174 Collision (5) 175 Ceremony (4) 178 Mix (4)