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Take action in a crisis (4,2,2,3,5) Clearly visible (11) James Bond’s favourite drink (7) Express regret (9) Genuine (7) Idle chatter (6) Casual top (1-5) Reply (6) Moist (4) As a result (4) Property (6) Shows boredom (5) No longer being utilised (7) Tall grass (4) Head of a province in SA (7) Foolish (7) Even (5) Elegance (5) Maize meal (9) Celebrity (9) Large industrial organisation (6) Loose outer garment (6) Familarise (8) Re: sound (5) Irritation (9) Darted (3) Breeze (3) Sprinkled (9) Spirit (5) Passed (8) Dull pain (4) A thought (4) Lean (4) As well (4) Attain (7) Settle a . . . (take revenge) (5) Overshadow (7) Bird of prey (4) Viper (5) Untidy and dirty (5) Bite the . . . that feeds you (4) Centres of interest (4) Lift (7) Figured out (6) Encourage (4) Waltz, eg (5) A waterlily (5) Notice (4) Front of the leg (4) Close to the . . . (accurate) (4) 99 Still (4) 101 Couches (5) 105 Requires (5) 108 Giant (4) 109 Written document (6) 110 Monarch (7) 111 Frog (4) 112 Trench (4) 113 Slipped up (5) 116 Back (5) 119 Crustacean (4) 122 Found in fertiliser (7) 123 Shoe blemish (5) 125 Otalgia (tech) (7) 126 Routine (4) 127 Skin condition (4) 1 9 15 16 18 19 20 21 25 27 29 31 33 34 36 39 41 43 44 48 51 53 55 56 57 59 60 61 64 67 70 71 72 73 75 77 78 80 81 84 86 87 89 90 92 94 95 96 97 98 128 Adore (4) 129 Holm oak (4) 130 Hold back (8) 133 Requested (5) 134 Example of
excellence (9) 138 Vehicle (3) 139 Plunge (3) 140 Join together (9) 141 Fill with optimism (5) 144 Soonest (8) 145 Reveal (6) 146 Use it with a pencil (6) 148 Engraved (9) 150 Before today (9) 152 Heap (5) 154 Prices (5) 156 Spanish ship (7) 159 Betrothed (7) 162 . . . and gloom (4) 163 Categories (7) 167 Lever (5) 168 Cup and . . . (6) 171 Indian lentil dish (4) 172 All (4) 174 Less taxing (6) 178 National flower
of SA (6) 179 Rebellion (6) 181 Rice dish (7) 182 Prized (9) 183 Series of yacht races (7) 184 Type of painting (11) 185 Undervalue (4,7,5)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 22 23 24 26 28 30 32 35 36 37 38 40 42 43 45 46 47 48 49 50 Brazilian dance (5) Currency in Germany, eg (5) Integrate (5) Small branch (4) Throwing lightly (7) Burst (6) Metal mixtures (6) Octets (6) Salad ingredient (5) Beginners (7) Nuisance (4) Fruit of conifers (5) La Bohème, eg (5) Sift or strain (5) Give a hand (3) Stallion (4) Neither here . . . there (3) Females (5) Type of grain (3) Merlot or pinotage, eg (4) . . . to the throne (4) Implements (5) Pyromaniac (8) Give out (medicine) (8) Treaty (4) Endanger (10) Event (10) Letters, eg (14) Instead (4) Mongolian desert (4) Two-wheeled transport (8) Animals in a region (5) Rejected (8) Examines (8) Verse (5) Melody (4) Chains of mountains (6) Hate (6) Instruct (5) Kiss (4) Easel (6) Gained unlawful computer access (6) Current (6) Strict, repetitious exercises (6) 69 Rushes (6) 74 Main (7) 76 Excessively proud (4) 79 A growth (4) 82 Chest of drawers (7) 83 Energised (7) 84 Autobiography (7) 85 Absence of sound (7) 88 Open boat (5) 91 Surpass (5) 92 Inflexible (14) 93 Brave (7) 100 Occupation (6) 101 Shops (6) 102 Worry (4) 103 Gaps (6) 104 Tiny amount (6) 106 Volcano in Sicily (4) 107 Seasoned sausage (6) 114 Observed (8) 115 Free (10) 117 Encroached on (10) 118 Recuperation (8) 119 Elegant (4) 120 Freed (8) 121 Muhammad Ali was one (5) Catches (6) Ensilage (6) Bizarre (5) A picture paints a . . . words (8) Congregations (8) Aristocracy (5) Stage (4) Vegetable related to the onion (4) 143 Hanging drop (4) 147 Coloured (hair) (4) 149 Keepsake (5) 151 Paths (5) 153 Coca-. . . (cooldrink) (4) 155 Region (4) 157 Country in
North Africa (7) 158 Cadet (7) 160 Born (3) 161 Ogle (3) 163 Burn (4) 164 Church tables (6) 165 Follow-up (6) 166 Slopes covered with
loose stones (6) 168 Stalks of grain (5) 169 Unexpected defeat (5) 170 Go in (5) 171 Discourage (5) 173 Concealed (3) 175 Protection (5) 176 Foreword (short) (5) 177 Undergo chemical
change (5) 178 Game played
on horseback (4) 180 Broad smile (4) 52 54 58 62 63 65 66 68 123 124 131 132 135 136 137 142