BRAINBUSTER
NO 731
ACROSS
1 Women’s Day is in this month (6) 4 Change (13) 11 One of a kind (8) 15 The . . . of the iceberg (3) 16 Dog (6) 18 Fight (inf ) (3-2) 19 Prepared (5) 20 Trash (6) 22 Appears (5) 24 Everything under the . . . (3) 25 Fleshy tropical fruit (5) 27 Lines of seats (4) 28 Nearly (6) 30 Panoramic (6) 32 Win by a . . . (narrow margin) (4) 33 Wail (as an expression of grief ) (7) 34 Reverberating (7) 35 Mineral springs (4) 38 Observation post (abbr) (2) 40 Nurture (4) 42 Unsightly (4) 44 “Children should be . . . and not heard” (4) 45 Nomadic people of Kenya (5) 46 Additions (4) 48 Less taxing (6) 49 Clothing and accessories (4) 50 Voyage (4) 51 Small stone (6) 52 Conceited (4) 53 Frown (4) 54 Part in a play (4) 55 About 0,025m (4) 56 Back of the neck (6) 58 Fake (9) 59 Drink (alcohol) (6) 61 Small part (in a movie) (5) 63 Enemy (3) 64 Text message (abbr) (3) 65 Improvise (2,3) 67 Spaghetti, eg (5) 69 Shellfish (5) 71 Big water mammal (short) (5) 73 Decline (5) 74 Farm animals (6) 76 Develop into (6) 78 Shrub indigenous to SA (5) 80 Desmond . . . (former archbishop) (4) 82 Paradise (4) 83 Experience (7) 85 Utensil with flexible blade (7) 89 Ate with small bites (7) 91 Snuggle (6) 93 After expenses (3) 94 Breakfast mixture (6) 96 Environment (7) 98 Period of time (3) 99 Afternoon drink (3) 100 Hears (7) 102 Expressions (7) 103 Hypothesis (7) 104 Anticipate (7) 105 . . . Dream Will Do
(song) (3) 106 Type of grain (3) 107 Having depth (7) 108 Man or boy (inf ) (6) 110 Look and . . . (3) 112 Joins (6) 114 Mimic (7) 117 Unthrifty person (7) 120 Bites (7) 123 Deaden (4) 125 Small island (4) 127 Inspection of accounts (5) 128 Screamed (6) 131 Spatter (6) 133 Fragment (5) 134 Things (5) 135 Robe (Spanish) (5) 136 Start (5) 137 Musical instrument (5) 140 . . . bad! (3) 141 Dip or soak (food) (3) 142 Weakest ones of the litter (5) 145 Eventually (2,4) 147 Likeness (9) 148 . . . ivy (climbing plant) (6) 150 Scorch (4) 151 Sea eagle (literary) (4) 152 Principal (4) 153 Small aquatic bird (4) 154 Hot-tasting ingredient (6) 156 Pleasant (4) 158 Smear or stain 160 Subtlety (6) 162 Soyabean curd (4) 163 Salutes (5) 164 Lower limbs (4) 165 Cordial (4) 166 Pinnacle (4) 167 Spain (internet
domain name) (2) 168 Scoffs (4) 170 Endure (7) 172 Watertight chamber (7) 173 . . . & Stitch (Disney
movie) (4) 174 Be a go-between (6) 177 Slow walk (6) 179 Big game (4) 180 Goatlike deity
(Gr myth) (5) 182 Definite article (3) 183 More mature (5) 185 Adjusts (6) 187 Embarrass (5) 188 Axis (5) 189 Persuade (6) 191 Chihuahua, for eg (3) 192 Ordinary (8) 193 Amusement (13) 194 Determined (6)
DOWN
1 Agreements (7) 2 An alcoholic drink (3) 3 Word finder (9) 4 Not yours (4) 5 Fight (6) 6 Guiding maxim (5) 7 Chickens come home to . . . (5) 8 Antlers (5) 9 A leafless stalk (5) 10 Thwart (6) 11 Without barriers (4) 12 Unsound (9) 13 Indicates negation (3) 14 Principally (7) 17 Waiting with baited breath (2,8) 21 Speechless (6-4) 23 Straightforward (6-2-4) 26 Adept (12) 29 Epidermal pore (botany) (5) 31 Committee head (5) 36 Party decoration filled with sweets (6) 37 Most furious (8) 39 Speck (8) 40 Grave (8) 41 Strong coffee (8) 43 A tropical fruit (6) 44 To thine own . . . be true (Shakespeare) (4) 47 Look to be (4) 57 Metal (Cu) (6) 60 Thick-trunked tree (6) 62 Fungus (5) 66 Nearby (5) 68 Be undecided (3,2,3,5) 69 Cut short (4) 70 Trade (4) 72 Without money (13) 73 RSA (5,6) 75 Your mother’s sister (4) 77 Little bit (4) 79 Not publicly known (11) 81 Dined (cost) (3) 84 Easily understood (7) 85 Goes up and down (7) 86 Examine in detail (7) 87 Spoke (7) 88 Novice (7) 90 Container for
washing (7) 92 Will (formal) (5) 95 Pull the trigger (5) 97 Primate (3) 101 Small demon (3) 109 Ear part (4) 111 Termination (3) 113 Part of the eye (4) 115 New Delhi is its capital (5) 116 Movie genre (6) 118 Limerick, eg (4) 119 Public exhibition (short) (4) 121 Small restaurant (6) 122 Study (5) 124 Curiously (12) 126 The Pavillion, eg (8,4) 129 Relax (6,2) 130 Dawn (8) 131 Bestride (8) 132 Arrange (8) 138 Tropical lizard (6) 139 Foolish person
(inf ) (10) 143 Not armed (10) 144 A fine (6) 146 Dissolve (4) 149 Responsibility (4) 155 Engraved (9) 157 Guys (inf ) (5) 159 Advantage (5) 161 Children’s rooms (9) 165 Prosperity (7) 169 Medical procedure (7) 171 Drawing of wine from its barrel (6) 172 Enrobe (6) 175 Unsuitable (5) 176 Anaesthetic, eg (5) 177 Brownish colour (5) 178 Split apart (literary) (5) 181 Neat (4) 184 Outstanding
payments (4) 186 100 square metres (3) 190 Utilise (3)