BRAINBUSTER
NO 740
ACROSS
1 Conceal from public
knowledge (5,5,3,6) 11 Own (7) 15 Proportion (5) 16 Uncertain (2,5) 17 Ad-lib (9) 20 Dividing (7) 21 Quartz (6) 22 Procession (6) 23 Contract lips (6) 27 1 000 grams (short) (4) 29 Stairs to a river (4) 31 Wild things (6) 34 Equipped with guns (5) 36 Long-tailed primates (7) 37 One-piece undergar
ment (5) 39 Pause (7) 42 Resuscitates (7) 44 Inexperienced (5) 46 Clichéd (5) 47 Opulent (8) 50 Microorganisms (8) 53 Trustworthy (6) 55 Admission (6) 58 Tranquiliser (8) 59 A greeting (5) 60 Inadequate (inf ) (8) 62 Anger (3) 63 Portion (3) 65 Relocate (8) 67 Camellike mammal (5) 70 Foolish (8) 73 As well (4) 75 Star (4) 76 Succulent, eg (4) 77 Quote (4) 79 School fees (7) 81 Apply diligently (5) 82 (Magazine) issue (7) 84 Tidy (4) 85 Metal sheath at the end
of a shoelace (5) 88 Gaze (5) 90 Solemn pronouncement
(4) 91 Latest (6) 93 Groove (3) 94 After expenses (3) 95 Sudden (6) 97 Fathers (4) 98 Makes a grating noise
(5) 99 Map book (5) 100 Remain in place (4) 101 To a small extent (3) 102 Faint (3) 103 Protuberance (4) 105 Fireplace (archaic) (5) 109 Confess (5) 112 Moving aboard (4) 114 Delicate (6) 115 Regret (3) 116 Bristlelike appendage
(3) 117 Offend (6) 118 Wading bird (4) 119 Foundation (5) 122 Deed (5) 125 Ceases to exist (4) 126 Blows (7) 127 Removes creases (5) 129 Neither here nor there
(2,5) 130 Refers to the person
addressed (poetic) (4) 131 Skin condition (4) 132 Artistic composition (4) 133 One a single occasion (4) 134 Halting (8) 137 Partitions (anatomy) (5) 138 Clerical (8) 142 Freeze (3) 143 Type of grain (3) 145 Without worries (8) 146 Hints (5) 149 Ordinary (8) 151 Meagre (6) 152 Tried and . . . (6) 154 Competitor (8) 156 Frightened (8) 158 Near (5) 160 Mildly sarcastic words
(5) 162 Insanity (7) 167 A school subject (7) 170 Requested (5) 171 A health assessment (7) 175 . . . not, want not (5) 176 Cautiously (6) 179 Get out of bed (4) 180 Unfortunately (4) 182 Goes by (6) 186 Morose (6) 187 Empty (6) 189 Deny access (7) 190 Type of phrase (9) 191 Making a web, for example (7) 192 Bad (5) 193 Tufts of thread (7) 194 All the time (7,4,3,5)
DOWN
1 Be frugal (5) 2 Duck (5) 3 Uptight person (5) 4 Food for a squirrel (4) 5 Previously (7) 6 Wide (5) 7 Cardboard box (6) 8 Devastate (6) 9 Medicate (5) 10 Wandered (7) 11 Put forth (4) 12 Hackneyed (5) 13 Leaves (5) 14 Tokens (5) 18 Mutilate (4) 19 Mineral springs (4) 24 Put into service (3) 25 Brownish colour (5) 26 Took a seat (3) 28 Adore (4) 30 Under (prefix) (4) 31 Farewell (3) 32 Plant with liquoriceflavoured seeds (5) 33 Digit on the foot (3) 35 Comparative (8) 38 Abysmal (8) 39 Strong string (4) 40 Brevity (10) 41 Capital venture (10) 43 A . . . on the wrist (4) 45 Short memo (4) 46 Combustible black rock
(4) 48 Ogle (4) 49 Bait (5) 51 Summits (5) 52 Rip apart (4) 53 Warming (7) 54 Suspend a plan (6) 56 Shade of blue (6) 57 Vest (7) 61 Tarnished (7) 64 Recently (7) 65 Circuits (6) 66 Long-haired breed
of dog (6) 68 Lack of care (6) 69 Re: the ocean (6) 71 Joins (a race) (6) 72 Ladles (6) 74 Regulate (11) 78 Distraction (11) 80 Feel one’s . . . (energetic)
(4) 83 Bargain (4) 86 Hears (7) 87 Dealers (7) 88 Learner (7) 89 Inflexible (7) 92 A kindly person (5) 96 Sink (5) 103 High-pitched sound
(7) 104 Preferences (6) 105 Entirely (Latin) (2,4) 106 Change the course
(sailing) (4) 107 Extent (6) 108 Is unable to (6) 110 Appearance (literary)
(4) 111 Casual top (1-5) 112Former male student (British) (3,3) 113 Lewd (7) 120 Dreams (7) 121 Not beyond belief (10) 123 Examining (10) 124 Restricted (7) 127 Bug (6) 128 Few and far between
(6) 135 Link (3,2) 136 Cheek (8) 139 Gentlest (8) 140 Tier (5) 141 Light (4) 144 Round toy (4) 147 Ancient musical
instrument (4) 148 Decorative case (4) 150 Islet (4) 153 Doing nothing (4) 155 Unit of mass (5) 157 Oaks, eg (5) 159 Witnesses (4) 161 Currency of Brazil (4) 163 Nigerian city (3) 164 Utter (3) 165 Prosperous (4-3) 166 Ideal (7) 168 Porcino (3) 169 Actor’s signal (3) 171 Tend (4) 172 Humiliate (6) 173 Chemical element C (6) 174 Molten rock (4) 176 Finished (5) 177 Data (5) 178 Tiny parasitic insect (5) 179 Sphere (5) 181 Weapon discharge (5) 183 A second time (5) 184 Bite (5) 185 Love at first . . . (5) 186 Oceans (4) 188 One of a pair (4)