BRAINBUSTER NO 933
ACROSS
1 Young troublemaker
from comic books (6,3,6) 9 Incorrect view (13) 16 Flowing garments (5) 17 Enliven (7) 18 Private teacher (5) 19 Command (5) 20 Kate Middleton’s
title (7) 22 Echo (6) 25 Fast tempo (music) (6) 26 Japanese verse with
17 syllables (5) 27 Decided in advance
(13) 29 Electronic message (5) 30 Nursery (6) 32 Enjoyed a book
again (6) 34 Very warm (3) 35 Arithmetic, eg (11) 39 Choose (3) 41 Snake poison (5) 42 Unit of weight (5) 44 Transmits (6) 46 Recurrences (11) 49 Generosity (8) 51 Empty vessels make
the most . . . (5) 54 To such a great
extent (2) 55 Fashionable (inf ) (2) 56 Religious customs (5) 57 All . . . being equal (4) 59 Massage (5) 60 VII (5) 61 Hit with a sharp blow (4) 62 Fool (4) 63 Pointed piece of
metal (5) 64 Options list (4) 65 Shortage (6) 68 Notify (4) 69 Fine (4) 70 Esteem (6) 73 “Sure!” (3) 75 Operative (9) 78 Countryside hotel (3) 79 Tilling tool (3) 80 Hardwood tree (3) 81 Decode (5) 82 Noblemen (5) 86 Endure (5) 88 Stirs (5) 90 Unload (4) 92 Large flightless bird (7) 93 Quarry (4) 94 Luxurious (4) 95 Term of address for
a woman (5) 96 Terrace (5) 97 Abounding (4) 98 Stage (4) 99 Lie (7) 101 Discharge (4) 103 Goat cry (5) 104 Lift (5) 106 Tropical fruit (5) 108 In pieces (5) 110 Female sheep (3) 111 Parking area (3) 113 Stale (3) 115 Establishing (7,2) 119 Vase (3) 121 Schedule (6) 123 Faction (4) 124 Utilises (4) 126 Bear witness (6) 128 Turf (4) 129 A feeling (5) 130 Lump (4) 131 Brusque (4) 132 Herb (5) 133 Capital of Ghana (5) 134 Shine (4) 135 10 less than fifty (US) (5) 137 With reference to (2) 138 Americium
(symbol) (2) 140 Chambers
(anatomy) (5) 142 Afterword (8) 144 Hardworking (11) 146 Go on a voyage (6) 148 Fetch (5) 149 Coral island (5) 151 Rested on a chair (3) 152 Continuously (11) 155 Weep (3) 156 Clobber (6) 159 Breakfast mixture (6) 162 Killed for an alleged
offence (5) 163 Rebuke angrily (4,3,1,5) 165 Plans (5) 167 Water mammals (6) 168 Make a break for it (6) 169 Children’s disease (7) 173 Hurl (5) 174 Talus (5) 175 Appease (7) 176 Without company (5) 177 Absence (13) 178 In secret (15)
DOWN
1 Disengage (6) 2 Brokered (10) 3 Order (11) 4 Walk on (7) 5 Tombstone
inscription (7) 6 Spirit (4) 7 Ancient (4) 8 Popular American
beverage (3,5) 9 Stubborn beast (4) 10 Lays (a table) (4) 11 External (7) 12 Massacre (7) 13 Legal actions (11) 14 Pointers (10) 15 Usual (6) 21 Movie and book
genre (inf ) (3-2) 23 Quiver (6) 24 Cadmium (symbol) (2) 25 Against (6) 28 Reverberations (6) 31 Actor’s signal (3) 33 Rested (8) 34 Dreadful (10) 36 Open to suggestion (8) 37 Not thick (4) 38 Meet (8) 40 Railroad bridges (8) 43 Chow, infl (3) 45 Calm (6) 47 Become unsteady and
fall (6) 48 A pass (6) 50 Yield (6) 52 Satirical sketch (4) 53 Came in (7) 56 Took away (7) 58 Lend an . . . (listen) (3) 61 Dip or soak (food) (3) 66 Puberty (11) 67 Worked on a
computer (5) 71 Foe (5) 72 Unreachable (11) 74 Shone unsteadily (9) 76 Enemies (4) 77 Animal doctor
(abbr) (3) 78 Unrehearsed (9) 83 Minibus (SA) (5) 84 Swagger (5) 85 Eating plans (5) 86 Gesture of
indifference (5) 87 First Greek letter (5) 89 Take to court (3) 91 Porridge (SA) (3) 93 Baked savoury dish (3) 94 Bar (3) 98 Remained stationary (5) 100 Worn by female ballet
dancers (4) 102 Provoke (5) 104 Without illness (7) 105 Look and . . . (3) 107 Division of maths (7) 109 Stylishly (10) 112 School bags (8) 114 Poodle, eg (6) 115 Rummage (8) 116 Grey-browns (6) 117 Flower sap (6) 118 On time (8) 120 Animal similar to a
hare (6) 122 Lice egg (3) 123 Microorganisms (8) 125 Thin strip of wood (4) 127 Bathroom fixture (3) 135 Premeditation (11) 136 To . . . it in (harp on) (3) 137 Carpets (4) 139 Fails to attend (6) 141 Group of islands (11) 143 Inflection (10) 144 Imperial units of
measurement (6) 145 Hinder (6) 147 Triumphant (10) 150 Deceptive
statement (3) 153 Be in accord (5) 154 Dead (8) 157 Slang for pursuit of money, power or status (7) 158 Caressed (7) 160 Social climber (7) 161 Most fetid (7) 162 Period of instruction (6) 164 Thallium (symbol) (2) 166 Without a doubt (6) 169 Intend (4) 170 Dull pain (4) 171 To train (boxing) (4) 172 Destroy (4)