BRAINBUSTER
NO 736
ACROSS
1 Reduce stress (4,3,5) 8 One who studies butterflies (13) 15 Latin American dance
(5) 16 Boon (5) 17 Lethargy (7) 18 Thickly (7) 20 Small bag for coins (5) 21 Concert passes (7) 22 African antelope (6) 25 Not at sea (6) 26 Grottos (5) 27 Unsuitable (13) 30 Deluge (5) 31 Push with force (6) 33 . . . and chairs (6) 35 One point in cricket (3) 36 Thanklessness (11) 39 Sprite (3) 41 Fight with swords (5) 42 Talus (5) 44 Bureau (6) 46 Country in Europe (11) 50 Definitions (8) 52 Edge of a roof (5) 55 Alleviated (5) 56 Barbie and Ken (5) 57 Inclines (4) 59 Ache (5) 60 Panache (5) 61 Supply capital in large
numbers (4) 62 Zero (4) 63 A river in Africa (5) 64 Starchy cereal used in
puddings (4) 65 Knight’s attendant (6) 68 Succulent (4) 69 . . . and void (invalid) (4) 70 Healer (North America)
(6) 73 To say or write further
(3) 75 Eco-friendly activity (9) 78 . . . into (used up profits)
(3) 79 Anger (3) 80 Gear (3) 81 An idea or topic (5) 82 Upright piece of wood
a lake house rests on (5) 86 One-seeded fruit (5) 88 Tom Sawyer author
Mark . . . (5) 90 Wound mark (4) 92 Leakage (7) 93 Supports (4) 94 Large number (4) 95 Fun and . . . (5) 96 Modified leaf (5) 97 Tree trunk (4) 98 Type (4) 99 Spot (7) 101 Containers (4) 103 Keep meat moist (5) 104 Velvet-like leather (5) 106 Spicy tomato sauce
(5) 108 Schemes (5) 110 Large flightless bird (3) 111 Enemy (3) 113 Conclusion (3) 115 Foolish (9) 119 Take to court (3) 121 Whichever person (6) 123 A small stain (4) 124 Prepare text for
publishing (4) 126 Contradict (6) 128 Sea eagle (4) 129 Baby sheep (pl) (5) 130 A . . . up one’s sleeve
(have an advantage) (4) 131 Exhaust (4) 132 Bouquet (5) 133 T-bone (5) 134 Long, detailed story (4) 136 Gently drops into water
(5) 138 Remedies (5) 141 Not as old (5) 143 Prepare food (inf ) (6,2) 145 Destructive (11) 147 Undisclosed (6) 149 Stiff (5) 150 Blow (5) 152 Spanish title (3) 153 Usable (11) 155 X (3) 156 Candy containing
chopped nuts (6) 159 Not as difficult (6) 162 Religious customs (5) 163 A situation with pros
and cons (5,8) 166 Halts (5) 167 Light colour (6) 168 Agree out of court (6) 169 Group of three (7) 173 Thin tree branch (5) 174 Living organisms (7) 175 Clarify (7) 176 Avoid (5) 177 Immature insect (5) 178 Expressive (13) 179 Unpredictable (12)
DOWN
1 Dark-coloured berry (12) 2 Ceremonial celebration (10) 3 Leave far behind (11) 4 Worn for swimming underwater (7) 5 Vine support (7) 6 Pacific island (4) 7 Eliminate (5,3) 8 Put cargo on board (4) 9 Cookware (4) 10 Re: ocean abyss (4,3) 11 List of employees (7) 12 Feelings (11) 13 Process of supplying
land with water (10) 14 Threefold (6) 15 Feline (3) 19 Decorative case (4) 23 Foolish behaviour (6) 24 New paragraph (abbr)
(2) 25 Be present (6) 28 Buccaneer (6) 29 Narrated again (6) 32 Employ (3) 34 Round brimless hat (8) 37 Novice (8) 38 Hanging loosely (8) 40 Put off (8) 43 Slippery fish (3) 45 Opened wide (mouth) (6) 47 With amusing
eccentricity (6) 48 Spain (internet domain
name) (2) 49 Repeat (6) 51 Nearly (6) 53 Volcano in Sicily (4) 54 Postpones (inf) (7) 56 Aversion (7) 58 Travel on snow (3) 61 Green pod veggie (3) 65 Go away (imperative) (4) 66 Not needed (11) 67 Prices (5) 71 Warms (5) 72 Obsession with power
(11) 74 Was opposed to (9) 76 Maleficent actress . . .
Fanning (4) 77 Neither here . . . there
(3) 78 Dispositions (9) 83 Problem (5) 84 Strained (5) 85 Tripod (5) 86 Bureaus (5) 87 Flower cluster (5) 89 Born (3) 91 Smell a . . . (have a
suspicion) (3) 93 Decree (3) 94 Weep (3) 98 VII (5) 100 Young lady (4) 102 Bender (5) 104 Warmest season (pl) (7) 105 Expected (3) 107 Type of violet (7) 109 . . . up (estimate) (4) 112 Bruised (8) 114 Goad (6) 115 Panicked rush (8) 116 Pythons (6) 117 Bride price (SA) (6) 118 Guard (8) 120 Underwear (inf ) (6) 122 Type of rock (3) 123 Breaking (8) 125 Gain possession (4) 127 Fossil fuel (3) 135 Extreme surprise (12) 136 Candid or frank (5-6) 137 Belonging to us (3) 138 Divided in two (6) 139 Astatine (symbol) (2) 140 Robs (6) 142 Pitiless (11) 144 Convalescent home
(10) 145 Purify (6) 146 Golf course (pl) (6) 148 Moving backwards (10) 151 Wound fluid (3) 154 Coal mine (8) 157 Social climber (7) 158 USA (7) 160 In the past (4,3) 161 Plans (7) 162 Lifted (6) 164 Countess’ husband (4) 165 Steradian (symbol) (2) 169 Cab (4) 170 Island (4) 171 Indeed (literary) (3) 172 Without barriers (4)