BRAINBUSTER
NO 737
ACROSS
1 Remain cheerful (4,4,4,2) 8 Explanation (14) 17 Promptly (2,3) 18 Underground prison cell (7) 19 An overhaul (5-2) 21 Healed (5) 22 Austere (7) 23 Type of fuel (6) 26 Render weaponless (6) 27 Capture (5) 28 Poetry for children (7,6) 31 Urge (5) 32 Cleaning cloth (6) 34 Aromatic herb (6) 36 Egyptian . . . (cat breed) (3) 37 Bigotry (11) 40 A Nightmare on . . . Street (movie) (3) 43 Animals in a particular region (5) 44 Beginning of (5) 46 Strains (6) 48 Attended without an invitation (11) 52 Local (8) 54 Young people (5) 57 Feeling of disgrace (5) 58 Appeals (5) 59 Discharge (4) 61 Elements of a larger whole (5) 62 Plate on the body of a fish (5) 63 Wise person (4) 64 Do this during an election (4) 65 Have influence (5) 66 Addict (4) 67 Retaliate (6) 70 Indian garment (4) 71 Belonging to us (4) 72 Interior part (6) 75 Employ (3) 77 Make aware (9) 80 Dismiss (inf ) (3) 81 Witness (3) 82 Blow the . . . off (expose) (3) 83 Exploits (5) 84 . . . on (springs to mind) (5) 88 Stares (5) 90 Woollen cloth (5) 92 Have a lasting effect (4) 94 Exact copy (7) 95 Layers of rock (4) 96 Most important (4) 97 Stringed instrument (5) 98 Multiplied by (5) 99 A semiprecious stone (4) 100 Swallow rapidly (4) 101 Shake (7) 103 Donate (4) 105 Committee (5) 106 Stories (5) 108 Pieces of music for a choir (5) 110 Loft (5) 112 Mineral spring (3) 113 Private . . . (investigator) (3) 115 Residue of burnt wood (3) 117 Gloomy (9) 121 Take to court (3) 123 Not present (6) 125 Bitter fluid (4) 126 Wading bird (4) 128 Cuts back (6) 130 Boat propellers (4) 131 Withdrawn (5) 132 A cosy corner (4) 133 Pitch (4) 134 Blazing (5) 135 Type of train (5) 136 Star (4) 137 Compassion (5) 139 . . . and conditions (5) 142 Allude (5) 144 Worker (8) 146 Displaying (11) 148 Courteous (6) 150 Theatre productions (5) 151 Sofa (5) 153 Body of water (3) 154 Diners (11) 156 Peter . . . (fictional
character) (3) 157 Criminal (SA) (6) 160 Cutting instrument (6) 164 Brazilian dance (5) 165 Miscellaneous
articles (13) 168 Divides (5) 170 Certainly (6) 171 Frolic (6) 172 Bills (7) 176 Emerge (5) 177 Annoying (7) 178 Mason’s tools (7) 179 Heads and . . . (5) 180 Reliant on one
another (14) 181 Euphemism (14)
DOWN
1 Raps (6) 2 Patter engraved on a
crystal surface (4,6) 3 Gave up (7) 4 Disrobe (7) 5 Assemble for a
meeting (7) 6 Thing (4) 7 Vaselike vessels (4) 9 A bird’s home (4) 10 Style and vigour (4) 11 Exact (7) 12 Describe (7) 13 Abetters (11) 14 Without due respect (10) 15 Elbowed (6) 16 Examine in detail (7) 20 Misty (4) 24 Baiting (6) 25 Arsenic (symbol) (2) 26 Protect (6) 29 Summons (6) 30 Vehicle that carries a coffin (6) 33 Earl Grey, e.g. (3) 35 Superfluous (8) 36 Was out of line (10) 38 Tangerine (SA) (8) 39 Force (8) 41 An oily fish (8) 42 Gamble (3) 45 . . . the line (comply) (3) 47 Individuals (6) 49 Hot-tasting flavourant (6) 50 Sun god (Egypt) (2) 51 Surprise attack (6) 53 Origin (6) 55 Food for a squirrel (4) 56 Crept (7) 58 Containing more than one (7) 60 Trig function (3) 63 Message sent by phone (abbr) (3) 68 Undergoes (11) 69 Speculate (5) 73 Salamanders (5) 74 Teamwork, e.g. (11) 76 Set up (9) 78 IX (4) 79 The conscious mind (3) 80 Glues (9) 85 Not right (5) 86 A leopard can’t change its . . . (5) 87 Leased (5) 88 Baby sheep (pl) (5) 89 Frequently (5) 91 Never say . . . (never give up) (3) 93 Music genre (3) 95 Request (3) 96 . . . up (clean up) (3) 100 Gather (information)
(5) 102 The . . . Ranger (4) 104 Enthusiastic (5) 106 Fulfil a desire (7) 107 Wonderment (3) 109 Conference (7) 111 Crab or lobster, e.g. (10) 114 Insensitive (8) 116 Floor of a building (6) 117 Cut (8) 118 Respite (6) 119 Attacks (6) 120 Clear (8) 122 Maintenance (6) 124 The day before (3) 125 Jewellery for the
wrist (8) 127 A bit (4) 129 Ode on a Grecian . . . (3) 137 Hiker (11) 138 Republic (abbr) (3) 139 Excellent (6) 140 With reference to
(abbr) (2) 141 Tension (6) 143 Spoil (3) 145 Drug dispenser (10) 146 Abundant (6) 147 Idle chatter (6) 149 Essential (10) 152 Correction of error
(abbr) (3) 155 Futile (7) 158 Traditional (3-4) 159 Spot (7) 161 Restraint (7) 162 Memory loss (7) 163 Phantom (7) 164 Overland expedition
(6) 166 Element of nuclear energy (4) 167 Americium (symbol) (2) 169 Period of decline (6) 172 Lake (4) 173 (Have) stitched (4) 174 Bowl over (4) 175 Intertwined (4)